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#!/bin/sh
# reliable file transfer

# try rsync for x times
i=0
max_restarts=10
f=0

while [ "$i" -le "$max_restarts" ]; do
  i=$((i+1))
  echo "$i. start of rsync"
  if rsync -avzP --rsh='/usr/local/bin/sshpass -p password ssh -l username' \
     ip.address:/var/www/ /cygdrive/o/backups/ .; then
     f=1
  fi
done

if [ "$f" -eq 0 ]; then
  echo "rsync failed after $i times"
else
  echo "rsync worked"
fi