Simple rsync profiler
With rpf you can create, save and run different rsync configurations via named profiles.
Let's create new profile named 'backup' by typing rpf -c backup
Assume that our user name is user.
rpf creates following directories:
/home/user/.rpf/home/user/.rpf/shared- here you can place config files shared by multiple profiles/home/user/.rpf/profiles- here all profiles are saved as subdirectories
So rpf created for us /home/user/.rpf/profiles/backup, that contains files conf and excluded.
conf defines rsync configuration:
# rsync config template
#
# Write each rsync option on separate line. For option details see man rsync.
# Empty lines and lines starting with # are ignored. Dynamic references
# (e.g. using command substitution) are not supported.
#
# Config files shared between different profiles should be saved in
# /home/user/.rpf/shared
#
# Example configuration:
#
--verbose
--archive
--human-readable
# exclude all files that match pattern in:
--exclude-from=/home/user/.rpf/profiles/backup/exclude
--relative
# perform trial run, make no changes
--dry-run
# source, e.g.
/home/user
# destination, e.g.
/mnt/usb_drive/users_backup
Now we can edit, add or remove rsync options as needed.
In exclude we can define paths or patterns of files and directories we want to exclude from transfer. To exclude Trash and Downloads add following lines:
- /home/user/.local/share/Trash
- /home/user/Downloads
Or transfer only Documents and Projects and exclude everything else:
+ /home/user/Documents
+ /home/user/Projects
- **
For subtler pattern configuration, see man rsync, section FILTER RULES, or google for tutorials.
When we are ready, we can start rsync transfer by typing rpf backup
That's it.
For additional rpf options see rpf --help.
rpf is not secure against code injection in conf file. Any additional code (e.g. ; ./run_evil_script) is also executed. Therefore, protect your .rpf/ config directory from malicious users by appropriate permissions. Moreover, exploitation of this behavior can also lead to unexpected side effects.