Entangler

Syncing tool used to keep a local and remote (over SSH) folder in sync.

Installation

$ gem install entangler

Usage

$ entangler master /some/base/path user@remote:/some/remote/path

$ entangler -h
Entangler v1.3.2

Usage:
   entangler master <base_dir> <remote_user>@<remote_host>:<remote_base_dir> [options]
   entangler master <base_dir> <other_synced_base_dir> [options]

Options:
    -i, --ignore '.git'              Ignore path when syncing, string is regex if surrounded by '/'
                                     All paths should be relative to the base sync directory.
    -p, --port PORT                  Overwrite the SSH port (usually 22)
                                     (doesn't do anything in slave mode)
    -c, --config PATH                Use a custom SSH config (usually $HOME/.ssh/config)
                                     (doesn't do anything in slave mode)
        --force-polling              Forces the use of the listen polling adapter
                                     (works cross-platform, generally slower, doesn't do anything in slave mode)
        --no-rvm                     Skip attempting to load RVM on remote
    -v, --verbose                    Log Debug lines
    -q, --quiet                      Don't log to stdout in master process
        --version                    Show version number
    -h, --help                       Show this message

Ignoring files and folders

If you specify a string, instead of a regex, it will match any path starting with that string, i.e. -i '.git' will ignore the .git folder and all its sub-directories. If you want to just ignore the the .git sub-directories but not the content in the git folder, you'll have to use regex. -i '/^\.git(?:\/[^\/]+){2,}$/' will match all sub-directories of .git/, but not the files in .git.

You can specify multiple -i or --ignore flags to ignore multiple paths.

Development

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/daveallie/entangler. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.