File Mover

This Go tool was written to move files/folders from A to B.

The tool watches the source folders for new files/folders and moves them to their corresponding destinations.

Folder pairs are specified in a folder_pairs.conf configuration file.

To handle large files or folders with many files correctly the tool will wait for 10 seconds of idle time before moving any file.

Usage

1. Create a folder_pairs.conf file with the desired folder pairs.
2. Set the DEBUG_LEVEL environment variable (optional).
3. Run the tool:

git clone github.com/cmprmsd/FileMover
go run FileMover.go

Configuration File: folder_pairs.conf

To set up folder pairs for synchronization, create a configuration file named folder_pairs.conf. Each line in the file should specify a source and destination pair separated by a colon (:). Empty lines and lines starting with # or // are ignored as comments.

Example folder_pairs.conf content:

# Name 1 (optional comments with # or //)
/source1:/destination1
# Name 2
/source2:/destination2

Example Use Case

I use this this tool on a central Syncthing instance to send files between my devices even if any is offline.

You'll have one library per device with folders for each additional device you want to manage. Each managed device will also have a separate library for receiving data.

E.g.

# Tablet
/SourceTablet/ToPhone:/ReceivePhone/
/SourceTablet/ToPC:/ReceivePC/

# PC
/SourcePC/ToPhone:/ReceivePhone/
/SourcePC/ToTablet:/ReceiveTablet/

# Phone
/SourcePhone/ToPC:/ReceivePC/
/SourcePhone/ToTablet:/ReceiveTablet/

Debug Levels

The tool supports three debug levels:

1. Debug Level 0: No logs are displayed (default).
2. Debug Level 1: Minimal logs, including errors and important events.
3. Debug Level 2: Detailed logs, including all events.

You can set the desired debug level by defining the DEBUG_LEVEL environment variable. For example:

export DEBUG_LEVEL=2
# or 
DEBUG_LEVEL=2 go run FileMover.go

The tool will start watching the specified source directories and synchronize them with their corresponding destinations when new files/folders are added.

Dependencies

This tool uses the github.com/rjeczalik/notify package for file and directory change notifications.

License

This project is licensed under the GPL - see the LICENSE file for details.