Updated readme

README.md

@@ -1,2 +1,78 @@
 # transfer_scripts
 A few scripts for estimating size and transferring files
+
+## Function
+
+transfer.pl - Use rsync to copy over files in a list or directory.
+
+estimate.pl - Estimate the total size of a list of files or a directory.
+
+fixlist.sh - fix your file list to the format these programs expect
+
+## Usage
+
+These scripts are used as follows:
+
+
+    $ transfer.pl
+    Usage:  --file= --host= --directory= --user= --dest= --flags= [--verbose] [--help]
+
+        --file - Input file to read with list of files/folders to transfer 
+
+        --host - IP address or hostname of the remote system
+
+        --directory - Relative or absolute path to the folder containing the files/folders to transfer, 
+
+                  with no trailing slash
+
+        --user - User account on the remote system to use
+
+        --dest - Destination on the remote system to copy files to
+
+        --flags - rsync flags to use when copying the files over
+
+        --verbose - run rsync with -vvv
+
+        --help - show this help
+
+
+    $ estimate.pl                   
+    Usage:  [--dir=] [--infile=] [--help]
+
+            --dir - directory to estimate the size of
+
+            --infile - file with a list of filenames to estimate the size of
+
+            --prefix - prefix path for filenames in the infile
+
+            --help - print this help
+
+
+    $ fixlist.sh
+    Usage: /usr/local/bin/fixlist.sh <filename>
+
+## Contributing
+
+Feel free to fork and submit pull requests, I will review them and merge into main if I like them. If you do submit a pull request,
+please also email me at elia@sassysalamander.net so I can look at it faster.
+
+## License
+
+Affero General Public License 3.0
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+   published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+   License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+## Copyright
+
+2024 Elia Farin <elia@sassysalamander.net>

estimate.pl

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env perl
 #
-# Author: Elia Farin 2024
+# Author: Elia Farin
 # Written: 8/9/24
 # Modified: 8/9/24
 # License: AGPL-3.0-or-later

fixlist.sh

@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 #
 #   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 #   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
+#
+#
 if [ -z "${1}" ]; then
 	echo "Usage: ${0} <filename>"
 	exit 1

transfer.pl

@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/local/bin/perl
-
-use strict;
-use Getopt::Long;
-use Proc::Pidfile;
-
 # Transfer script transfer.pl
 # Author: Elia Farin 
 # Written: 8/9/24
@@ -25,25 +20,17 @@ use Proc::Pidfile;
 #   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 #   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
-my $pidfile;
-# if we are root, create a pidfile
-if ($> = 0) {
-	my $pp = Proc::Pidfile->new( pidfile => "/var/run/transfer.pl.pid" );
-} else {
-# if not, create our home pidfile
-	my $home = $ENV("$HOME");
-	my $pp = Proc::Pidfile->new( pidfile => "$home/transfer.pl.pid");
-}
-
-# die if we cannot get pidfile lock
-$pidfile = $pp->$pidfile();
+use strict;
+use Getopt::Long;
+use re;
+my $username = getlogin() || (getpwuid($<))[0] || $ENV{LOGNAME} || $ENV{USER};
 
 # sane defaults
 my $file = "";
-my $host = "192.168.42.100";
+my $host = "";
 my $directory = ".";
-my $user = "char";
-my $dest= "/home/char/Downloads/";
+my $user = $username;
+my $dest= "/home/$username/Downloads/";
 my $flags = "rvz";
 my $verbose;
 my $help;
@@ -87,9 +74,6 @@ else {
 	help();
 }
 
-# remove the pidfile
-undef $pp;
-
 # help subroutine
 sub help {
 	print "Usage: $ARGV[0] --file= --host= --directory= --user= --dest= --flags= [--verbose] [--help]\n