`rsync`

6 commands

Copy a directory preserving permissions and times
```
rsync -a source destination
```
Recursively copies files while keeping permissions, ownership, timestamps and symlinks as they are.
- sync
- files
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Copy a directory's contents, not the directory
```
rsync -a source/ destination
```
Copies everything inside the source directory into the destination, without creating a source subfolder there.
- sync
- files
tab next value · ↵ copy · o open · f favorite
Copy to a remote host over SSH on a custom port
```
rsync -a -e 'ssh -p 2222' source user@host:destination
```
Transfers files to a remote machine through an SSH server listening on a non-default port.
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Copy with compression and progress
```
rsync -azhP source destination
```
Transfers files compressed over the network, shows progress and keeps partial files so an interrupted copy can resume.
- sync
- transfer
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Mirror a directory, deleting extra files
Destructive
```
rsync -a --delete source/ destination
```
Makes the destination an exact copy of the source, deleting destination files that no longer exist in the source.
- sync
- backup
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Preview what rsync would copy
```
rsync -av --dry-run source destination
```
Lists the files that would be transferred without copying or changing anything.
- sync
- files
tab next value · ↵ copy · o open · f favorite

`rsync`

Copy a directory preserving permissions and times

Copy a directory's contents, not the directory

Copy to a remote host over SSH on a custom port

Copy with compression and progress

Mirror a directory, deleting extra files

Preview what rsync would copy

Copy a destructive command?

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