rsync_to_hard_drive

Functions

main(source, destination[, ...])	Main function to sync data to local disk using rsync.
run_rsync_local(source, destination, ...[, ...])	Run rsync to sync to a local destination (e.g., external HDD).

run_rsync_local(source, destination, maximum_sync_time, cancel_event=None) → bool

Run rsync to sync to a local destination (e.g., external HDD).

Parameters:

• source (str) – Local path to sync.

• destination (str) – Local destination path (e.g., /media/pi/mydisk/backup/).

• maximum_sync_time (int) – Maximum sync time in seconds.

• cancel_event (threading.Event | None) – Event to signal cancellation.

Returns:

True if sync succeeded, False otherwise.

Return type:

bool

main(source: str, destination: str, maximum_sync_time: int = 1800, cancel_event: Event | None = None) → None

Main function to sync data to local disk using rsync.

Parameters:

• source (str) – Source directory path.

• destination (str) – Destination path on remote system.

• maximum_sync_time (int) – Maximum sync time duration in seconds.

• 1800. (Defaults to)

• cancel_event (threading.Event | None) – Event to signal cancellation.

• None. (Defaults to)

Parameters: - source: Source directory path - destination: Destination path (on remote system) - maximum_sync_time: Maximum sync time duration in seconds (default: 1200) - cancel_event: threading.Event to signal cancellation (optional)