This seems to provide a copy and paste approach to using Grsync with network folders. While I have been unable to use Nautilus to browse folder = /run/user it is possible to use a terminal in Bionic and cd /run/userįrom here one can "ls" to list and see the subfolders to drill down to the name of the SAMBA share as mounted.
so my crontab entry looks like 0 1 grsync -e default >/var/log/grsync.
I just noticed that it may be possible to do something similar on Bionic. Hello, to simplify my rsync setup I'm using the GUI tool 'grsync' according to several guides online, all I need to do is edit crontab and add grsync -e default as the command, and it will work. There are two ways to use cron, by creating a file in /etc/cron.d/repo-sync with the format:I discovered that the following works:Ģ Navigate to network share (which in my case is on Ubuntu Bionic Desktop PC)ģ Left click to open shared network folder for browsingĤ Right click in navigation panel offers: "Open in terminal window" - select thisĥ Terminal window shows (what to me was unlikely) path on the status Copy to clipboard path from the terminal window ie: /run/user/USERIDNUMBER/gvfs/smb-share:server=PCNAME,share=SHAREDFOLDERNAMEħ Launch Grsync and paste path into source, edit for subfolders if desiredĨ Save the session for future use in Grsync
#Grsync chron portable#
My portable machine is a 10 year old netbook so it is running the lightweight Ubuntu derived Bodhi 5 os which has PCManFM as its default file manager. Mirror Sync: Always keep the files in source directory exactly same as target directory. This tool is fast and efficient, copying only the changes from the source and offering customization options.
Rsync is used for mirroring, performing backups, or migrating data to other servers. Advanced sync modes are available in Professional+ edition: Real-Time Sync: Sync changed files from source directory to target directory in real time. Rsync, or Remote Sync, is a free command-line tool that lets you transfer files and directories to local and remote destinations.
the '-e' commandline option automatically executes the session and closes grsync when finished I've never played with grsync so do not know if using the -e option will run the session without starting the GUI.
#Grsync chron download#
There is a partial solution using PCManFM. Download and launch the Rsync Windows alternative, switch to Sync tab and select Basic Sync. You can specify a session to load instead of default one, by typing it as command line option.