A command line tool makes SFTP sync "easy-peasy lizard-squeezy".

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Contents

• Installation
• Enable tab-complete
• Quick start
• Commands list
• Detailed Wiki (中文 / English)

Installation

$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip
$ sudo pip3 install thegekko

Enable tab-complete

Add the content of tab-complete/gekko_tc to ~/.bashrc. Then,

$ source ~/.bashrc

Quick Start

Add files or directories you don't want to sync.

$ gekko camo venv/
Checking for venv/... Exist.
/home/me/gekkotest/.gekkoign saved.

Set up SFTP connection.

$ gekko grip root@myserver.com:/root/gekkotest-remote -s MyServer
Host:             myserver.com
SSH Port:         22
User:             root
Upload Directory: /root/gekkotest-remote
Remark:           MyServer

Connection Saved.

Set up SFTP connection using a rsa key and specify the ssh port.

$ gekko grip root@myserver.com:/root/gekkotest-remote -s MyServer -p 1080 -k ~/.ssh/id_rsa
Host:             myserver.com
SSH Port:         1080
User:             root
Upload Directory: /root/gekkotest-remote
Remark:           MyServer
Private key:      /home/ice/.ssh/id_rsa

Check for changes.

$ gekko sense MyServer -p P@ssw0rd
Connecting to myserver.com... Connected.
Checking for /root/gekkotest-remote... Exist.
Changes will be taken:
* /root/gekkotest-remote/app.py
+ /root/gekkotest-remote/assets/logo.png
Disconnecting... Done.

0.102 MB need to upload.

Sync using password. Add -f if you want to a full sync.
Full sync will erase remote folder and re-upload local files.

$ gekko run MyServer -p P@ssw0rd
Connecting to myserver.com... Connected.
Make directory at /root/gekkotest-remote... Skipped.
Change directory to /root/gekkotest-remote... Done.
Ignored:   .gekkoign
Uploading: app/main/views.py... Done.
Uploading: app/templates/index.html... Done.
Skipped:   app/templates/old.html
Ignored:   venv/lib/python3.5/site.py
......
Ignored:   venv/pip-selfcheck.json
Skipped:   oldone.txt
Uploading: requirements.txt... Done.
Uploading: manager.py... Done.
Reserved:  db.py
Disconnecting... Done.

Commands

• camouflage (camo) : Define a file or a directory which will be ignored when uploading. This will generate '.gekkoign' file.
• grip (gp) : Create a host which files will be uploaded to. You can also save the host or remove it.
• list (ls) : Show all the connections.
• remove (rm) : Remove a connecion.
• sense (ss) : Check for the changes which will taken in uploading.
• run (rn) : Start the upload sequence.
• version (ver) : Show Gekko version.