rSync
What is rSync?
rSync is a file transfer command that can be used for both local and remote transfers.
Remember to be careful with rSync - it's a synchronisation command and can overwrite files.
example:
I have 2 directories:
/:
directory1:
|_>file1
directory2:
|_> file1
|_> file2
If I run rsync directory1 directory2, then file2 would be removed, and file1 would be synced.
rSync command syntax
rsync [option] [user@host]
Basic local file transfer
rsync /sourcefile /destinationfileBasic remote file transfer:
rsync /sourcefile user@IP_IP_IP_IP:destination/location/on/remote/serverrSync Tunelling (secure rsync over SSH)
rsync -e ssh /sourcefile user@IP_IP_IP_IP:destination/location/on/remote/serverflags:
| -a | archive |
| -z | gzip compression |
| -u | skip existing files at destination |
| -r | recursive |
| -P |
show progress of transfer |
| --exclude= |
specify files to ignore (ie "*.log") (needs to be paired with --include). Appended to command prior to source file specification. |
| --include= |
(only needed if using --exclude) If you're excluding files from an rsync transfer, you'll need to add --include="*". Appended to command prior to source file specification. |
| --dry-run |
Test run of rSync to display the changes that would be made. No file synchronisation is performed with this option enabled. Appended to end of command. |
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