write shell script with rsync on ipad

Acrosync will not change anything about the sandboxed nature of apps in iOS, the lack of a user accessible integrated file system and so forth. it will let you move files back and forth from with the iOS app Acrosync, but its not different than any other App that also supports various cloud storage interfaces.

The fact is you could use iCloud drive, or dropbox, or box, or MS Onedrive and other apps and cloud storage to do much the same things as Acrosync.

In particular note that the only things Acrosync can move from the iOS device to anywhere are those files that only the App acrosync holds. Like every other iOS app, Acrosync cannot see the content of other App's and their files.

Where did you read or see this as I think you may be mis-understanding the advertised file collection features in iOS 11 - iOS 11 Preview - Apple

Nothing mentioned about it indicate that any third party app itself has any access to any other third party app's file space. iOS 11 sounds like it (that is, the operating system only) just now lets you organize files better, not share them across third party apps. If Apple were truly abandoning the sandbox nature of iOS, that would be huge news in the tech world.

Hi. An iPad is a great adjunct to a computer. But there are many computer features missing from the iOS operating system. Most notable are a general-purpose filesystem and the ability to easily use external storage. Each iOS app stores its data separately and independently of other apps. Scripting and access to a command shell are not available. You need to consider your intended use before buying an iPad as a laptop replacement.

You can sync files to an iPad using the iTunes computer program, but it may be somewhat limited. General file sharing is easier using a cloud service, iCloud or one of the many alternatives.

I think we'll have to wait and see, but it's unlikely to break the current app sandboxing, allowing them to "open" random files from different servers. This Files tool looks like just a device to access different servers from a common interface. The GoodReader app already offers this functionality for the file types it supports.

Right, and the File App is just an Apple iOS app.

To be honest, if Apple wanted to get away from a strictly sandboxed operating system and file system, it would be a big deal as no apps (none) are currently coded to take any advantage of that, and they would need to introduce some other security methods to ensure malicious content could not propogate or infect the system or other apps and services. The whole reason there are no third party security software for iOS (none that actually do anything at least) is because there is nothing for them to do, nor can they do anything outside of their own sandbox anyway. Adopting a non-sandboxed iOS would be a huge headache as it would inevitably open all sorts of exploits and vulnerabilities that simple don't exist now. Imagine a BT virus or trojan able to jump onto your system simply by passing by someone with your iPhone's BT in discoverable mode at the time - such things do exist now for Android and other phone OS's. Such things don't exist for iOS because of its isolated system of files and apps.

Hi marcofromdublin. Just remember that objects on the iPad are managed by their apps. So, documents are managed by Pages, spreadsheets by Numbers, photos by Photos, etc. The iPad cannot store a heterogeneous folder of different filetypes, as you might create for a project. You can access them in iCloud drive, or another cloud service, but you cannot directly sync them to the iPad.