rclone / rclone/rclone

Feature request: Listen filesystem events and sync

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enhancement fsnotify / events help wanted IMPORTANT integration
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Description

It would be nice to have rclone in daemon mode, listening some paths and when something change, rclone sync it.

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the existing sync command and filesystem-event handling, then define the daemon behavior and add coverage showing that changes under a watched path trigger synchronization.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
backend, cloud
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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