Minor enhancements

osync.sh

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 PROGRAM="Osync" # Rsync based two way sync engine with fault tolerance
 AUTHOR="(L) 2013-2014 by Orsiris \"Ozy\" de Jong"
 CONTACT="http://www.netpower.fr/osync - ozy@netpower.fr"
-PROGRAM_VERSION=0.99RC3
-PROGRAM_BUILD=2705201403
+PROGRAM_VERSION=0.99RC3+
+PROGRAM_BUILD=2705201404
 
 ## type doesn't work on platforms other than linux (bash). If if doesn't work, always assume output is not a zero exitcode
 if ! type -p "$BASH" > /dev/null
@@ -232,7 +232,13 @@ function SendAlert
                 fi
 	elif type -p sendemail > /dev/null 2>&1
 	then
-		$(type -p sendemail) -f $SENDER_MAIL -t $DESTINATION_MAILS -u "Backup alert for $BACKUP_ID" -m "$MAIL_ALERT_MSG" -s $SMTP_SERVER -o username $SMTP_USER -p password $SMTP_PASSWORD > /dev/null 2>&1
+		if [ "$SMTP_USER" != "" ] && "$SMTP_PASSWORD" != "" ]
+		then
+			$SMTP_OPTIONS="-xu $SMTP_USER -xp $SMTP_PASSWORD"
+		else
+			$SMTP_OPTIONS=""
+		fi
+		$(type -p sendemail) -f $SENDER_MAIL -t $DESTINATION_MAILS -u "Backup alert for $BACKUP_ID" -m "$MAIL_ALERT_MSG" -s $SMTP_SERVER $SMTP_OPTIONS > /dev/null 2>&1
 		if [ $? != 0 ]
 		then
 			Log "WARNING: Cannot send alert email via $(type -p sendemail) !!!"
@@ -1869,16 +1875,16 @@ function Usage
 	echo "--dry             Will run osync without actually doing anything; just testing"
 	echo "--silent          Will run osync without any output to stdout, used for cron jobs"
 	echo "--verbose         Increases output"
-	echo "--stats		Adds transfer statistics"
+	echo "--stats           Adds rsync transfer statistics to verbose output"
 	echo "--no-maxtime      Disables any soft and hard execution time checks"
 	echo "--force-unlock    Will override any existing active or dead locks on master and slave replica"
-	echo "--on-changes      Will launch a sync as soon as there is some file activity on master replica"
+	echo "--on-changes      Will launch a sync task after a short wait period if there is some file activity on master replica. You should try daemon mode instead"
 	echo ""
 	echo "[QUICKSYNC OPTIONS]"
-	echo "--master=\"\"	Master replica path. Will contain state and backup directory (is mandatory)."
-	echo "--slave=\"\" 	Local or remote slave replica path. Can be a ssh uri like ssh://user@host.com:22//path/to/slave/replica (is mandatory)."
+	echo "--master=\"\"	Master replica path. Will contain state and backup directory (is mandatory)"
+	echo "--slave=\"\" 	Local or remote slave replica path. Can be a ssh uri like ssh://user@host.com:22//path/to/slave/replica (is mandatory)"
 	echo "--rsakey=\"\"	Alternative path to rsa private key for ssh connection to slave replica"
-	echo "--sync-id=\"\"	Optional task-id to identify this synchronization task when using multiple slaves."
+	echo "--sync-id=\"\"	Optional sync task name to identify this synchronization task when using multiple slaves"
 	exit 128
 }
 

sync.conf

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ###### Osync - Rsync based two way sync engine with fault tolerance
 ###### (L) 2013-2014 by Orsiris "Ozy" de Jong (www.netpower.fr)
-###### Config file rev 2705201401
+###### Config file rev 2705201402
 
 ## ---------- GENERAL OPTIONS
 
@@ -22,17 +22,18 @@ CREATE_DIRS=no
 ## Log file location. Leaving this empty will create a logfile at /var/log/osync_version_SYNC_ID.log (or current directory if /var/log doesn't exist)
 LOGFILE=""
 
+
 ## List of directories to exclude from sync on both sides (rsync patterns, wildcards work).
 ## Paths are relative to sync dirs. List elements are separated by a semicolon.
 RSYNC_EXCLUDE_PATTERN=""
 #RSYNC_EXCLUDE_PATTERN="tmp;archives"
+## List elements separator char.  You may set an alternative seperator char for your directories lists above.
+PATH_SEPARATOR_CHAR=";"
 ## File that contains the list of directories or files to exclude from sync on both sides. Leave this empty if you don't want to use an exclusion file.
 ## This file has to be in the same directory as the config file
 ## Paths are relative to sync dirs. One element per line.
 RSYNC_EXCLUDE_FROM=""
 #RSYNC_EXCLUDE_FROM="exclude.list"
-## List elements separator char.  You may set an alternative seperator char for your directories lists above.
-PATH_SEPARATOR_CHAR=";"
 
 ## Generate an alert if master or slave replicas have less free space than given value in KB.
 MINIMUM_SPACE=10240
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ RSYNC_COMPRESS=yes
 SOFT_MAX_EXEC_TIME=7200
 HARD_MAX_EXEC_TIME=10600
 
-## Minimum time (in seconds) in file monitor mode between modification detection and sync task in order to let copy operations finish.
+## Minimum time (in seconds) in file monitor /daemon mode between modification detection and sync task in order to let copy operations finish.
 MIN_WAIT=60
 
 ## ---------- BACKUP AND DELETION OPTIONS