.filter.example

+ /classified/**.gpg
- /classified/**
- /.remote
- /.filter

.remote.example

my_remote_onedrive:Thesis

rcfast

#!/bin/bash

print_usage(){
    echo "Usage: $(basename $0) {upload|download} [copy|sync] [<extra-rclone-params]";
    echo " "
    echo "Before using this script you need to follow some steps:"
    echo "1) Configure a remote with rclone"
    echo "2) Write \"remote:path/to/root\" to the \".remote\" file"
    echo "3) Optionally create a \".filter\" file"
    echo "   with the rclone filtering syntax"
}

if [ "$1" == "--help" ] ; then
    print_usage ;
    exit 0 ;
fi

if [ -f ".filter" ] ; then
    filter_option="--filter-from .filter";
else
    filter_option="";
fi

if [ ! -f ".remote" ] ; then
    echo "You need a .remote file to be parsed";
    exit 1;
else
    remote=$(head -n 1 .remote);
fi

if [ $# -lt 1 ] ; then
    print_usage ;
    exit 1;
fi

direction=$1;
shift ;

if [ $# -ge 1 ] ; then
    case $1 in
        sync)
            command=$1;
            shift ;
            ;;
        copy)
            command=$1 ;
            shift ;
            ;;
        *)
            command="copy";
            # Don't shift! It is a parameter to pass to rclone
            ;;
    esac
else
    command="copy";
fi

# The remaining params are to be fed to rclone
case $direction in
    upload)
        rclone $command . $remote $filter_option $@ ;
        ;;
    download)
        rclone $command $remote . $filter_option $@ ;
        ;;
    *)
        print_usage ;
        exit 1
        ;;
esac ;

exit 0 ;