I created a bash script that I thought some Linux shell users of BitTorrentSync might find useful. It is designed to simplify some of the interactions with btsync when using it from the terminal. With it you can ... Quickly edit the BitTorrent Sync configuration file.Restart the daemon to apply any new configurations.Display the configuration file on screen.Display the tail of the log file on screen, both static and as it grows.Trigger the debug logging mode.Generate combined write and read only secrets.Display the version of the daemon.GitHub: https://github.com/bengarrett/btsynctool Readme & screenshots: https://github.com/bengarrett/btsynctool/blob/master/README.md Any suggestions, bug reports, etc welcomed. #!/bin/bash# /usr/local/bin/btsynctool version 1.10# https://github.com/bengarrett/btsynctool## A number of short-cuts to interact with the BitTorrent Sync daemon.# Tested on Ubuntu 14.04 and BitTorrent Sync 1.3.*.# Optional support for ANSI colour output using the source-highlight package.# Use sudo apt-get install source-highlight to install.# Change these values to match your BitTorrent Sync installation# Path to the program or binary fileDAEMON=/opt/btsync/btsync# Path to the configuration fileCONFIG=/opt/btsync/btsync.conf# Path to the .sync settings folderSYNC=/opt/btsync/.sync# Path to the log fileLOG=$SYNC/sync.log# Path to your favourite text editorEDITOR=/usr/bin/nano# The following values should not be changed# The description and the process nameDESC="BitTorrent Sync"PROCESS="btsync"# BitTorrent Sync debug mode trigger file and body DEBUGFILE=$SYNC/debug.txtDEBUGTRIGGER="FFFF"# Script nameBASE="$(basename $0)"# getopt arguments# Tutorial http://linuxaria.com/howto/parse-options-in-your-bash-script-with-getoptPARSED_OPTIONS=$(getopt -n "$0" -o hscCrlL:fF:dDv --long "help,generate-secrets,config,restart,log::,follow,debug-logging,debug-off,version" -- "$@")# Bad arguments, something has gone wrong with getopt command.if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1fi# Requirement for getopteval set -- "$PARSED_OPTIONS"# Check the existence of the btsync daemonif [ ! -f $DAEMON ]; then echo "$BASE: could not find the daemon at $DAEMON" exit 1fi# Check for ANSI colour support# http://superuser.com/questions/323930/how-to-check-terminal-color-capability-from-command-linecolorTerm() { if which tput > /dev/null 2>&1 && [[ $(tput -T$TERM colors) -ge 8 ]]; then return 0 else return 1 fi}# Check if source-highlight is installedsourceHighlight() { if hash source-highlight 2>/dev/null; then return 0 else return 1 fi}# Check if BitTorrent Sync is in debug logging modedebugLogging() { # check if $DEBUGFILE exists if [ -f "$DEBUGFILE" ]; then # save content of $DEBUGFILE to local variable local debugbody=$(<$DEBUGFILE) # compare content of $DEBUGFILE to $DEBUGTRIGGER if [ "$debugbody" = "$DEBUGTRIGGER" ]; then return 0 else return 1 fi else return 1 fi}# Restart BitTorrent SyncrestartDaemon() { local processid=$(pgrep -x $PROCESS) echo "Restart $DESC:" if [ ! $processid = "" ]; then local args=$(ps -C $PROCESS --no-headers -o cmd) echo "Running as process '$PROCESS'. pid = $processid" echo "Will restart $PROCESS using the following arguments" echo "$args" echo "" echo "* Stopping $DESC daemon $PROCESS" pkill -9 -e -x $PROCESS if ps $processid > /dev/null; then echo "Could not shutdown $PROCESS" echo "Maybe there is a permissions problem?" else echo "* Starting $DESC daemon $PROCESS" echo "" $args fi else echo "$DESC is not running so it will be started in daemon mode" echo "" $DAEMON --config $CONFIG fi}# Process script argumentscase "$1" in -h|--help) printf "Tools to interact with the $DESC daemon." printf "\nUsage:" printf "\n $BASE [OPTION]" printf "\n\nOptions:" printf "\n -c, --config\t\t\t Edits the $DESC configuration file. *" printf "\n -C\t\t\t\t Prints the $DESC configuration file." printf "\n -r, --restart\t\t\t Restarts $DESC, needed to apply any configuration changes." printf "\n -l, --log\t\t\t Prints the last 10 lines of the log file." printf "\n -L=K\t\t\t\t Prints the last K lines of the log file." printf "\n -f, --follow\t\t\t Prints the last 10 lines of the log file and append data as the file grows." printf "\n -F=K\t\t\t\t Prints the last K lines of the log file and append data as the file grows." printf "\n -d --debug-logging\t\t Switches $DESC into debug logging mode. *" printf "\n -D --debug-off\t\t Switches $DESC into standard logging mode. *" printf "\n -s, --generate-secrets\t Generate a new write secret and display its read secret." printf "\n -v, --version\t\t\t Displays the version and process of $DESC." printf "\n -h, --help\t\t\t Print this message and exit." printf "\n\n\t\t\t\t * $DESC will need to be restarted before the changes take effect.\n" ;; -c|--config) echo "Configure $DESC:" $EDITOR "$CONFIG" echo "It will need to be restarted before any saved changes take effect." ;; -C) echo "Configuration for $DESC:" if colorTerm && sourceHighlight; then source-highlight -f esc -s js -i $CONFIG | cat else cat "$CONFIG" fi ;; -r|--restart) restartDaemon ;; -l|--log) echo "Print the last 10 lines of log:" if colorTerm && sourceHighlight; then source-highlight -f esc -s syslog -i $LOG | tail else tail $LOG fi ;; -L) echo "Print the last $2 lines of log:" if colorTerm && sourceHighlight; then source-highlight -f esc -s syslog -i $LOG | tail -n $2 $LOG else tail -n $2 $LOG fi ;; -f|--follow) echo "Print and follow 10 lines of log:" echo "Press CTRL-C to exit" if colorTerm && sourceHighlight; then source-highlight -f esc -s syslog -i $LOG | tail -f $LOG else tail -f $LOG fi ;; -F) echo "Print and follow $2 lines of log:" echo "Press CTRL-C to exit" if colorTerm && sourceHighlight; then source-highlight -f esc -s syslog -i $LOG | tail -f -n $2 $LOG else tail -f -n $2 $LOG fi ;; -d|--debug-logging) echo "Switch into debug logging mode:" if debugLogging; then echo "$DESC is already in debug logging mode" else echo "$DEBUGTRIGGER" > $DEBUGFILE if debugLogging; then echo "Now in debug logging mode" echo "$DESC will need to be restarted before any saved changes take effect" else echo "Could not write '$DEBUGTRIGGER' to the file $DEBUGFILE" echo "Maybe there is a permissions problem?" fi fi ;; -D|--debug-off) echo "Switch out of debug logging mode:" : > $DEBUGFILE if ! debugLogging; then echo "Now in normal logging mode" echo "$DESC will need to be restarted before any saved changes take effect" else echo "Could not write to the file $DEBUGFILE" echo "Maybe there is a permissions problem?" fi ;; -s|--generate-secrets) printf "Generate folder secret key:" WSECRET=$($DAEMON --generate-secret) RSECRET=$($DAEMON --get-ro-secret $WSECRET) printf "\nFull access secret \t$WSECRET" printf "\nRead only secret \t$RSECRET" printf "\n" ;; -v|--version) $DAEMON --help | head -1 ps -C btsync -f ;; *) echo "$BASE: invalid usage" echo "Try '$BASE --help' or '$BASE -h' for more information." exit 1 ;;esacexit 0
