New tasks

A task requires a minimum of a local directory, the source, and a remote directory, the destination.

Pressing the Enter key will advance to the next field. Pressing the Enter key will automatically add a new task after the last input. Tasks are saved to permanent storage after each entry.

Delete Tasks

Select the tasks you wish to delete and delete them from the Edit menu or by pressing the backspace button.

Data about Tasks

The following data pertains to tasks:

Action
  • synchronize - default action for synchronize data from a source to a destination
  • snapshot - saves changes and deletions prior to a synchronize operation
  • syncremote - synchronize data from a remote source to a local folder
    • when adding a syncremote action, add the local folder first and the remote folder as second, RsyncUI will do the flip
Folder Parameters
  • Source folder - required field
  • Destination folder - required field
Trailing /
  • Add trailing slash - add a trailing slash to both the source and destination
  • Do not add trailing slash - do not add a trailing slash, or if added, remove it
  • Do not check - do not check for trailing slash or not on either the source or destination
Synchronize ID
  • Synchronize ID - informal tag for the task
Remote Parameters
  • Remote username - username for login to the remote server
  • Remote server - either server name or IP address for the remote server

Copy and Paste Tasks

Shortcuts for copy and paste are ⌘C and ⌘V, or from the Edit menu. The copy and paste operation creates a copy of the selected tasks and marks them with the “copy” status. The copied tasks retain all parameters.


Last modified August 21, 2025: update (5b7871d)