diff --git a/home/home.nix b/home/home.nix
index e537195..f971986 100644
--- a/home/home.nix
+++ b/home/home.nix
@@ -453,7 +453,8 @@ in
         binpath() {
           realpath $(${pkgs.which}/bin/which $1)
         }
-        '';
+        ''
+        + (import ./scripts/reporsync.nix {inherit pkgs;});
 
 
       oh-my-zsh = {
diff --git a/home/scripts/reporsync.nix b/home/scripts/reporsync.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e52479a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/scripts/reporsync.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+{pkgs, ...}:
+''
+# rsync -rlptzv --progress --delete --exclude=.git --exclude=.vscode --exclude=result --exclude=channels/ /Users/os/src/fc.qemu os@hydra01:
+# rsync -rlptzv --progress --rsh="ssh -J fcio-whq-jump" --delete --exclude=.git --exclude=.vscode --exclude=result --exclude=channels/ /Users/os/src/fc-nixos/ os@patty:fc-nixos/
+
+
+DEFAULT_JUMPHOST="fcio-whq-jump"
+
+_parse_rsync_args() {
+	# reset pre-defined variables that are read and manipulated throughout this function
+	unset JUMPHOST
+	# arrays are bash or zsh specific
+	RSYNC_OPTS=("-rlptzv" "--progress" "--delete" "--exclude=.git" "--exclude=.vscode" "--exclude=result" "--exclude=channels/")
+
+	while getopts ':Jj:' OPT; do
+		case $OPT in 
+			j)
+				if [ -n "$JUMPHOST" ]; then
+					echo "-j and -J are conflicting arguments" >&2
+					return 1
+				fi
+				JUMPHOST="$OPTARG"
+				;;
+			J)
+				if [ -n "$JUMPHOST" ]; then
+					echo "-j and -J are conflicting arguments" >&2
+					return 1
+				fi
+				JUMPHOST="$DEFAULT_JUMPHOST"
+				;;
+			?)
+				echo "rsyncrepo [-J] [-j <jumphost>] <directory> <hostname>"
+				return 1
+				;;
+		esac
+	done
+
+	# trim CLI parameters
+	shift "(($OPTIND -1))"
+
+	RR_FROM="$1"
+	RR_TO="$2"
+}
+
+_do_rsync() {
+	# parameter check
+	if [ -z "$1" ] || [ -z "$2" ]; then
+		echo "Missing arguments, required: <directory> <hostname>" >&2
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	if [ -n "$JUMPHOST" ]; then
+		RSYNC_OPTS+=("--rsh=/Users/os/.nix-profile/bin/ssh -J ''${JUMPHOST}")
+	fi
+
+	for OPTI in "''${RSYNC_OPTS[@]}"; do
+		echo "$OPTI"
+	done
+
+	# we always sync /path/to/dir/ to hostname:dir
+	RR_DEST="''${2}:$(basename $(realpath "''${1}"))"
+
+	echo "Syncing ''${1} to ''${RR_DEST}…"
+
+	# ensure trailing slash for src to avoid recreating directory
+	${pkgs.rsync}/bin/rsync "''${RSYNC_OPTS[@]}"  "''${1}/" "''${RR_DEST}"
+}
+
+rsyncrepo() {
+	_parse_rsync_args "$@"
+	# inherits parsed arguments through variables
+	_do_rsync "$RR_FROM" "$RR_TO"
+}
+
+rsynchydra() {
+	_parse_rsync_args "$@"
+	_do_rsync "$RR_FROM" "hydra01"
+}
+''