ftp_auto_deploy.sh

#!/bin/bash

  # # ~/.netrc
  # machine ftp.example.com
  # login user
  # password secret
 declare -r last_deploy_file=".last_deploy"
 declare -r exclude="*.swp"
 declare -r stop_deploy_file=".stop_deploy" 
 declare -r running_file=".running" 
 declare -r interval="3"
 declare -r server="localhost"
 
 function do_deploy()
 {
   declare files="$(find ./ -cnewer $last_deploy_file -type f)"
   for i in $(echo $files)
     do  
       if [ ! "$(echo $i | grep -v swp)" == "" ]; then 
         echo put $i | ftp $server
       fi  
     done
   touch $last_deploy_file
 }
 
 if [ "" == "$@" ]; then
   do_deploy
 else
   if [ "$(echo $@ | grep -v 'start')" == "" ]; then
     touch "$running_file"
     while [ ! -f ${stop_deploy_file} ]
     do
       do_deploy
       sleep $interval
     done
     rm "$stop_deploy_file"
     rm "$running_file"
   else
     if [ "$(echo $@ | grep -v 'stop')" == "" ]; then
         touch $stop_deploy_file
     fi  
   fi  
 fi