rclone/rclone

Feature request: Listen filesystem events and sync

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#249 opened on Dec 11, 2015

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Description

It would be nice to have rclone in daemon mode, listening some paths and when something change, rclone sync it.

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Tech stack
go
Domain
backendcli
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
needs investigation
Prerequisites
Go languageFilesystem events knowledge
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
15
Research direction
Review the 50 comments on the issue to understand user expectations and any proposed approaches. Examine rclone's existing architecture, particularly the sync and mount commands, to determine where a daemon mode with file watching could be integrated. Investigate Go libraries like fsnotify for cross platform file system monitoring. Look for any linked issues or discussions that might have refined the requirements.
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