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rsync

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Transfer files either to or from a remote host (but not between two remote hosts), by default using SSH. To specify a remote path, use `user@host:path/to/file_or_directory`.

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Options (5)

-a, --archiveboolean

Use archive mode (recursively copy directories, copy symlinks without resolving, and preserve permissions, ownership, and modification times)

Example: rsync {{[-a|--archive]}} {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/destination}}

boolean

Compress the data as it is sent to the destination, display verbose and human-readable progress, and keep partially transferred files if interrupted

Example: rsync {{[-zvhP|--compress --verbose --human-readable --partial --progress]}} {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/destination}}

-r, --recursiveboolean

Recursively copy directories and ensure each file is fully committed to disk rather than remaining in RAM

Example: rsync {{[-r|--recursive]}} --fsync {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/destination}}

boolean

Use archive mode, resolve symlinks, and skip files that are newer on the destination

Example: rsync {{[-auL|--archive --update --copy-links]}} {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/destination}}

-e, --rshboolean

Transfer a file over SSH using a different port than the default (22) and show global progress

Example: rsync {{[-e|--rsh]}} 'ssh -p {{port}}' --info=progress2 {{host}}:{{path/to/source}} {{path/to/destination}}

Examples (8)

Transfer a file (use `--dry-run` to simulate the transfer)

rsync path/to/source path/to/destination

Use archive mode (recursively copy directories, copy symlinks without resolving, and preserve permissions, ownership, and modification times)

rsync [-a|--archive] path/to/source path/to/destination

Compress the data as it is sent to the destination, display verbose and human-readable progress, and keep partially transferred files if interrupted

rsync [-zvhP|--compress --verbose --human-readable --partial --progress] path/to/source path/to/destination

Recursively copy directories and ensure each file is fully committed to disk rather than remaining in RAM

rsync [-r|--recursive] --fsync path/to/source path/to/destination

Transfer directory contents, but not the directory itself

rsync [-r|--recursive] path/to/source/ path/to/destination

Use archive mode, resolve symlinks, and skip files that are newer on the destination

rsync [-auL|--archive --update --copy-links] path/to/source path/to/destination

Transfer a directory from a remote host running `rsyncd` and delete files on the destination that do not exist on the source

rsync [-r|--recursive] --delete rsync://host:path/to/source path/to/destination

Transfer a file over SSH using a different port than the default (22) and show global progress

rsync [-e|--rsh] 'ssh -p port' --info=progress2 host:path/to/source path/to/destination

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