#!/bin/bash

#Endlessloop to sync
while true
do

#var Hostname
HOST='localhost'

#var Username
USER='root'

#Path to FTPLogfile
LOGPATH=/var/log/ftprsync.log

#Path to FTP data
FTPPATH=/var/ftp/

#Path to local directory
PATH=/var/textfiles/

#check if there are textfiles to sync
if ssh $USER@$HOST "ls $FTPPFAD*.txt" >/dev/null 2>&1
then

#if there are textfiles sync them to the localdir and remove them from FTP 
#log number of files, speed, which files... to the logfile. -q (quiet) only shows error in shell nothing else
rsync --remove-source-files --stats --progress --log-file=$LOGPATH -q ${USER}@${HOST}:$FTPPATH*.txt $PATH
fi

#short wait time -> less cpu usage
sleep 5
done