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.TH ssync 5
.SH NAME
ssync - configuration file
.SH DESCRIPTION
.MR ssync 1
takes a configuration file as its parameter to read in the primary valus for executing an ssync process
.TP
.BI backend " sftp / rsync"
Backend used for fetching remote files. Can be
.MR sftp 1
or
.MR rsync 1
.TP
.BI fetch_output_dir " directory"
The directory to write the fetched files to.
.TP
.BI index_window_s " seconds"
Window in seconds to look back for new files while indexing. This option will limit indexing to only files newer than N seconds ago. This can help speed up indexing. Typical recommened default is 86400 (1 Day).
.TP
.BI key_file " identity_file"
The
.BR optional
identity file used when connecting to remote hosts. See
.MR ssh 1
.MR ssh_config 5
for more information on identity files and configurations.
.TP
.BI output_files_dir " directory"
Directory the index and queue outputs will be written to. The recommended value is
.IR $XDG_SHARE_DIR/ssync/runs/
which will retain the outputs of each run in a subdirectory. This directory must exist prior to
.MR ssync-index 1
.MR ssync-queue 1
running.
.TP
.BI remote_host " hostname"
Remote Hostname to connect to when indexing and fetching remote files. This should be in the format
.IR user@hostname
unless a host alias is set in the users
.MR ssh_config 5
.TP
.BI remote_root_dir " directory"
The root directory on the remote host to be indexed.
.TP
.BI ssync_dir " directory"
Directory containing the
.MR ssync-index 1
.MR ssync-queue 1
.MR ssync-fetch 1
commands.
.SH AUTHOR
Written by Steph Enders
.SH SEE ALSO
.MR ssync 1
.MR ssync-index 1
.MR ssync-queue 1
.MR ssync-fetch 1