Backup files synced from Syncthing

inotifywait-cp.service · 449 B · SYSTEMD Raw

1	# Daemon file
2	# Place or symlink it to /etc/systemd/system/inotifywait-cp.service
3	# Enable and start: sudo systemctl enable --now inotifywait-cp
4	# Check it: sudo systemctl status inotifywait-cp
5
6	[Unit]
7	Description=Photosync from android
8
9	[Service]
10	Type=simple
11	Restart=always
12	# correct these parameters as needed:
13	User=user
14	WorkingDirectory=/home/user
15	ExecStart=bash /home/user/.local/bin/inotifywait-cp.sh
16
17	[Install]
18	WantedBy=network.target
19

inotifywait-cp.sh · 1.9 KiB · Bash Raw

#!/bin/bash
# My use case:
# syncthing synchronizes ALL changes in DCIM directory on my android to PC.
# I wanted files to be copied somewhere else on my PC to stay forever, so I
# could sort them later and safely free some space on mobile without loss.
# Also I wish to have some stupid log with history of such events.

# inotify-tools package must be installed!

# CHANGE THIS PARAMETERS to ones you needed
dir_src="$HOME/Syncthing/Mobile/Camera"
dir_dest="$HOME/some/safe/place"
dir_logs="$HOME/inotifywait-cp-logs"
regexp="[0-9]{8}_[0-9]{6}.*\.(jpg|mp4|gif)"

print() {
    echo -e "[`date '+%H:%M:%S'`] $*" \
    | tee -a "$dir_logs/`date '+%Y%m%d'`.log"
}

copy () {
    mkdir -p "$dir_src" "$dir_dest" "$dir_logs"
    if [ -f "$dir_dest/$1" ]; then
        print "SKIPPED:\t$dir_dest/$1"
    else
        cp "$dir_src/$1" "$dir_dest/$1"
        print "COPIED:\t$dir_src/$1 => $dir_dest/$1"
    fi
}

mkdir -p "$dir_src" "$dir_dest" "$dir_logs"

print "START\t========================="

# First, try to backup files synced since last exec of this script
ls -1 "$dir_src" \
| grep -E "^$regexp$" \
| while read filename; do copy "$filename"; done

# Next, run inotifywait against source directory with args:
# --quiet     -- print less (only print events)
# --monitor   -- don't stop after first event (like infinite loop)
# --event     -- first syncthing creates hidden file to write data into
#                then renames it according to source file name, so here
#                we listen to MOVED_TO event to catch final filename
# --format %f -- print only filename
# --include   -- filename regexp to catch event from, ensure your $regexp
#                is correct or remove line 56 to catch synced ALL files

inotifywait \
    --quiet \
    --monitor \
    --event moved_to \
    --format %f \
    --include "$regexp" \
    "$dir_src" \
    | while read filename; do copy "$filename"; done

print "FINISH\t========================="

1	#!/bin/bash
2	# My use case:
3	# syncthing synchronizes ALL changes in DCIM directory on my android to PC.
4	# I wanted files to be copied somewhere else on my PC to stay forever, so I
5	# could sort them later and safely free some space on mobile without loss.
6	# Also I wish to have some stupid log with history of such events.
7
8	# inotify-tools package must be installed!
9
10	# CHANGE THIS PARAMETERS to ones you needed
11	dir_src="$HOME/Syncthing/Mobile/Camera"
12	dir_dest="$HOME/some/safe/place"
13	dir_logs="$HOME/inotifywait-cp-logs"
14	regexp="[0-9]{8}_[0-9]{6}.*\.(jpg\|mp4\|gif)"
15
16	print() {
17	echo -e "[`date '+%H:%M:%S'`] $*" \
18	\| tee -a "$dir_logs/`date '+%Y%m%d'`.log"
19	}
20
21	copy () {
22	mkdir -p "$dir_src" "$dir_dest" "$dir_logs"
23	if [ -f "$dir_dest/$1" ]; then
24	print "SKIPPED:\t$dir_dest/$1"
25	else
26	cp "$dir_src/$1" "$dir_dest/$1"
27	print "COPIED:\t$dir_src/$1 => $dir_dest/$1"
28	fi
29	}
30
31	mkdir -p "$dir_src" "$dir_dest" "$dir_logs"
32
33	print "START\t========================="
34
35	# First, try to backup files synced since last exec of this script
36	ls -1 "$dir_src" \
37	\| grep -E "^$regexp$" \
38	\| while read filename; do copy "$filename"; done
39
40	# Next, run inotifywait against source directory with args:
41	# --quiet -- print less (only print events)
42	# --monitor -- don't stop after first event (like infinite loop)
43	# --event -- first syncthing creates hidden file to write data into
44	# then renames it according to source file name, so here
45	# we listen to MOVED_TO event to catch final filename
46	# --format %f -- print only filename
47	# --include -- filename regexp to catch event from, ensure your $regexp
48	# is correct or remove line 56 to catch synced ALL files
49
50	inotifywait \
51	--quiet \
52	--monitor \
53	--event moved_to \
54	--format %f \
55	--include "$regexp" \
56	"$dir_src" \
57	\| while read filename; do copy "$filename"; done
58
59	print "FINISH\t========================="
60