Ant builder to rsync on save in eclipse

rsync.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project name="Rsync On Save" basedir="." default="rsync">
	<description>Builder for eclipse to rsync on save for OSX.</description>
	
	<!-- local source directory for rsync (read from this directory) -->
	<property name="rsync.source.dir" value="${basedir}"/> 
	
	<!-- remote rsync host -->
	<property name="rsync.destination.host" value="remote.example.com"/>
	
	<!-- remote rsync directory (write to this directory) -->
	<property name="rsync.destination.dir" value="/var/www/wp-content/plugins/rob-tester"/>
	
	<!-- filepath to the ssh key-->
	<property name="rsync.ssh.key" value="/Users/rmcfrazier/my-keys/remote.example.com.key"/>
	
	<!-- ssh user to login to remote -->
	<property name="rsync.ssh.user" value="ssh-user"/>
	
	<target name="rsync">
		<echo message="Rsync source:"/>
  		<echo message="${rsync.source.dir}"/>
		<echo message="Rsync destination:"/>
  		<echo message="${rsync.ssh.user}@${rsync.destination.host}:${rsync.destination.dir}"/>
		<exec dir="." executable="rsync">
			<arg value="-arv"/>

			<!-- exclude all hidden files and directories -->
			<arg line="--exclude='.*'"/>
			
			<!-- exclude build.xml and rsync.xml -->
			<arg line="--exclude='build.xml'"/>
			<arg line="--exclude='rsync.xml'"/>
			
			<!-- variable that holds the filepath to the ssh key -->
			<arg line="-e &quot;ssh -i ${rsync.ssh.key}&quot;"/>
			
			<!-- local directory that is the source for the rsync -->
			<arg value="${rsync.source.dir}"/>
			
			<!-- remote host and directory destination for rsync -->
			<arg value="${rsync.ssh.user}@${rsync.destination.host}:${rsync.destination.dir}"/>
		</exec>
  	</target>
  	
</project>

Please see my blog post for an explanation on how to use this eclipse ant-based builder.
http://blog.robert.mcfrazier.com/rsync-on-save-in-eclipse-on-osx/

Cheers!