#!/bin/sh maildir=~/mail # find "$maildir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d ! -name cur ! -name tmp ! -name new ! -name .notmuch -printf '%f\0' | xargs -0 -n1 --max-procs=0 mbsync mailboxes=$(find "$maildir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d ! -name cur ! -name tmp ! -name new ! -name .notmuch -printf '%f\n') LOCKFILE="/tmp/.mailsync.$USER.lock" # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/185451/quick-and-dirty-way-to-ensure-only-one-instance-of-a-shell-script-is-running-at # /!\ locking method is susceptible to race condition # Should be fine for cron job if [ -e "$LOCKFILE" ] && kill -0 "$(cat "$LOCKFILE")"; then echo "mailsync is already running" exit 1 fi # make sure the lockfile is removed when we exit and then claim it trap "rm -f $LOCKFILE; exit" INT TERM EXIT echo $$ > "$LOCKFILE" for m in $mailboxes; do mbsync "$m" & sleep 1 done wait fdm fetch notmuch new rm -f "$LOCKFILE"