macOS applescript to copy users home file

[tekboi]

I have a script written for personal usage that will duplicate the my home folder to a shared server at work. But I want to make this more portable so that I can share it with co-workers who can run it without having to touch much code.

There is also the issue it not running more than once because there is already a previous file from running the script once. I get the error saying that "An item with the same name already exists in this location.


How can I achieve this? Here is the code I currently have:

set vserver to POSIX file "/Volumes/(user)"
set source to POSIX file "/Users/(homefoldername)

tell application "Finder"
    duplicate source to vserver
end tell

 

[ghellquist]

rsync

Check the command rsync ( it runs from terminal ). It does the job even better.

 

[superscape]

Yeah, rsync may well be the way to go. It has the advantage of not copying files that already exist on the server. So, for example:

rsync -av ~/ /path/to/folder/on/server

If you really want it as part of an AppleScript then:

do shell script "rsync -av ~/ /path/to/folder/on/server"

I suggest you look at the man page for rsync, you'll probably want to check and tweak some of the options.

Good luck