MacOS bash script to periodically sync two folders of FIT files

keep_sync.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# Check if two arguments (source and destination folders) are provided
if [ "$#" -ne 2 ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 <source_directory> <destination_directory>"
    exit 1
fi

while true
do
    # Rsync command to sync .fit files
    rsync -azP --include='*.fit' --exclude='*' "$1" "$2"

    # Feedback messages
    echo "*************"
    echo "Sleeping..."
    echo "*************"
    sleep 150
done

This script was written to keep a remote ASI AIR folder in sync with a local Mac folder. It checks every 2.5 minutes for changes, only moving FIT files.

Installation

• download script to your local storage folder
• open Terminal and change to your local folder: cd <localfolder>
• create a mount point for your ASIAIR: mkdir ASIAIR

Usage

• open Terminal and change to your script folder: cd <localfolder>
• mount your ASIAIR as a network drive: mount_smbfs //[email protected]/TF%20Images/ ASIAIR/
• run the script with ./keepsync.sh ASIAIR/<from folder>/ <to folder>/
• to stop the script either close the Terminal window or hit Control-C to break

More details

• example command ./keepsync.sh ASIAIR/Autorun/Light/M42/ M42/Lights/
• Note: the trailing slashes are key here
• Make sure your ASIAIR is connected to the same local network
• You can browse the ASIAIR folders using Finder or using the terminal, example: ls ASIAIR/Autorun/Light/