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Run rsync on every save in VSCode

I have a repository on my local system and am testing my changes on a remote server. I am using VSCode for development. I want that on every save, rsync should run in background and sync the changes in the current local file with remote. How can I achieve this with VSCode?

Solution

  • I am using Save and Run vscode extension for syncing code between local and remote server whenever I hit save in VSCode. Following is the configuration I am using.

    "saveAndRun": {
  "commands": [
    {
      "match": ".*",
      "cmd": "rsync -av --no-owner ${file} {destination folder}${relativeFile}",
      "useShortcut": false,
      "silent": false
    },
  ]
}

    The output generated when the rsync command is run can been seen in VSCode terminal. You can add the above configuration in .vscode/settings.json file. You can learn more about editing settings.json file here