OSX Equivalent of WinSCP's Fully-Automated Local-Remote SFTP Sync?

Question

Hello, I fondly remember working with WinSCP and using the fully automated local-to-remote syncing functionality, where the app would monitor a directory hierarchy and send changes to the remote server as they happened.

Is there an app available on OSX that accomplishes the same thing? I haven't really been able to find anything. When I do find something promising, it always turns out to be a traditional syncing app, where you need to initiate the sync command manually and it then scans the hierarchy to find changed files. That takes too long and isn't automated.

Been looking at the File System Events API (http://bit.ly/31p5I3), wondering if a small app could be pieced together with a small utility to trigger hierarchy changes and feed the changed directory to rsync or something.

Thanks for any leads!

Answer 1

There are two Mac-specific utilities you may be able to utilize to make your job easier:

• Automator (link and link)
• Folder Actions (link link and link)

Both tools have AppleScript as a common thread (which can be used to execute shell commands). You might be able to write a small AppleScript that is launched when a folder changes to call rsync and perform the service you require.

Answer 2

I believe transmit does this.