Rsync examples

Rsync (Remote Sync) is a commonly used command for copying and synchronizing files and directories remotely (as well as locally) in Linux/Unix systems. With the help of rsync command you can copy and synchronize your data remotely and locally across directories, across disks and networks, perform data backups and mirroring between two machines.

Basic syntax

rsync options source destination

Sync files / directory to a remote server

rsync -avz /localdir/ root@remoteserver.tld:/remotedir/

Sync files / directory from a remote server

rsync -avzh root@remoteserver.tld:/remote/dir /local/dir

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