build.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project name="Rsync With Remote Host" basedir="." default="rsync">
    <description>Builder for eclipse to rsync with remote host on every save</description>
    
    <!-- local source directory for rsync (read from this directory) -->
    <property name="rsync.source.dir" value="${basedir}"/>
    
    <!-- remote rsync host -->
    <property name="rsync.destination.host" value="yourshore.corp.gq1.yahoo.com"/>
    
    <!-- remote rsync directory (write to this directory) -->
    <property name="rsync.destination.dir" value="/home/adam701/remoteSync"/>
    
    <!-- filepath to the ssh key-->
    <property name="rsync.ssh.key" value="/home/adam701/.ssh/authorized_keys"/>
    
    <!-- ssh user to login to remote -->
    <property name="rsync.ssh.user" value="adam701"/>
    
    <target name="rsync">
        <echo message="Rsync source:"/>
        <echo message="${rsync.source.dir}"/>
        <echo message="Rsync destination:"/>
        <echo message="${rsync.ssh.user}@${rsync.destination.host}:${rsync.destination.dir}"/>
        <exec dir="." executable="rsync">
            <arg value="-arv"/>
            
            <!-- exclude all hidden files and directories -->
            <arg line="--exclude='.*'"/>
            
            <!-- exclude build.xml and rsync.xml -->
            <arg line="--exclude='build.xml'"/>
            <arg line="--exclude='/target/'"/>
            
            <!-- variable that holds the filepath to the ssh key -->
            <arg line="-e &quot;ssh -i ${rsync.ssh.key} &quot;"/>
            
            <!-- local directory that is the source for the rsync -->
            <arg value="${rsync.source.dir}"/>
            
            <!-- remote host and directory destination for rsync -->
            <arg value="${rsync.ssh.user}@${rsync.destination.host}:${rsync.destination.dir}"/>
        </exec>
    </target>
    
</project>