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<code> -a </code> - Combo flag, same as -rlptgoD (recursive; copies symlinks; preserve: permissions, modification times, group, and owner; device/special) | <code> -a </code> - Combo flag, same as -rlptgoD (recursive; copies symlinks; preserve: permissions, modification times, group, and owner; device/special) | ||
<code> -v </code> - verbose | |||
<code> -n </code> - do a "dry run". Together with -v, -n shows what rsync will copy, but doesn't actually copy anything | |||
<code>dir</code> vs <code>dir/</code>:<br /> | <code>dir</code> vs <code>dir/</code>:<br /> | ||
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<code>rsync -a dir1/ dir2</code> - Copies the contents of dir1 into dir2 | <code>rsync -a dir1/ dir2</code> - Copies the contents of dir1 into dir2 | ||
== Copy files to a remote system == | |||
<code>rsync -a ~/dir1 username@remote_host:destination_directory</code> - Copies the entire specified directory to the destination on the server. | |||
Example: <code>rsync - /docs bob@example.com:/home/bob/public_html</code> | |||
Revision as of 19:11, 27 February 2017
rsync copies files and directories. It is often used for backups, or duplicating directory contents on a remote server. rsync can copy only changed files, and can use SSH to securely copy the file.
Common Options
-a - Combo flag, same as -rlptgoD (recursive; copies symlinks; preserve: permissions, modification times, group, and owner; device/special)
-v - verbose
-n - do a "dry run". Together with -v, -n shows what rsync will copy, but doesn't actually copy anything
dir vs dir/:
dir - Copy the directory
dir/ - Copy the contents of the directory
Sync Directories on the same computer
rsync -a dir1/ dir2 - Copies the contents of dir1 into dir2
Copy files to a remote system
rsync -a ~/dir1 username@remote_host:destination_directory - Copies the entire specified directory to the destination on the server.
Example: rsync - /docs bob@example.com:/home/bob/public_html