Version 2.3

Author: Ben Morgan

NEWS

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-NEWS: MOBILE-SYNC                                                   29.02.2012
+NEWS: MOBILE-SYNC                                                   21.07.2012
 ===============================================================================
 
+# 2.3 (21. July 2012)
+Enhancements:
+  - prints the current date and time using date function into a timestamp file.
+
 # 2.2 (16. April 2012)
 Bugfixes:
   - compress() function now compresses the archive based on file ending;

sync-example.sh

@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@ host="mercury"
 # logfile (optional, default=sync.log)
 #logfile="sync.log"
 
+# timefile (optional, default=sync.time)
+#timefile="sync.time"
+
 # Include dependancy, which will parse arguments and do some checking.
-. synclib.sh
+. ./synclib.sh
 
 ##########################################################################
 # SYNC FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE
@@ -51,6 +54,9 @@ host="mercury"
 #
 ##########################################################################
 
+# Remove this line when you are done
+exit 1
+
 # Start Sync
 info "Starting sync from `host $host`..."
 message "Timeout is set to $timeout."

synclib.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # synclib.sh
 
-# Version 2.2  (16. April 2012)
+# Version 2.3  (21. July 2012)
 # Copyright (c) 2010-2012, Ben Morgan <neembi@googlemail.com>
 #
 # Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 # OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
-_version="2.2"
+_version="2.3"
 
 # Set the colors for the terminal
 cBOLD="\e[1m"
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ function synch() {
     fi
 }
 
-# Use rsync to interactively keep destination synchronized
+# Use rsync to interactively keep destination synchronized.
+# I personally do not like this function; it feels 'dirty'.
 function isynch() {
     output=$1 # output location to sync to
     input=$2  # input directory
@@ -204,6 +205,9 @@ fi
 if [[ -z $logfile ]]; then
     logfile="$startdir/sync.log"
 fi
+if [[ -z $timefile ]]; then
+    timefile="$startdir/sync.time"
+fi
 
 # Parse arguments
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
@@ -237,4 +241,5 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
     esac
 done
 
+date > $timefile
 printf "\n\n$(date) :: synclib version $_version =====\n" >> $logfile