The syntax for rsync command to copy/sync files and directories
rsync options source destination
Some common options used with rsync commands
-v : –verbose – increase verbosity
-r : copies data recursively
-a : archive mode, archive mode allows copying files recursively and it also preserves symbolic links, file permissions, user & group ownerships and timestamps
-z : compress file data
-h : human-readable output
Examples:
- Copy/Sync Files and Directory Locally
Copy/Sync file with name list.txt to /home/adminzz/client directory on the same machine
rsync -zvh /home/safei/client/list.txt /home/adminzz/client/
- Copy/Sync a Directory on Local Computer
Copy/Sync backup directory for adminzz from /home/safei/backups/adminzz/ to /home/adminzz/backup_temp/
rsync -avzh /home/safei/backups/adminzz/ /home/adminzz/backup_temp/
- Copy/Sync Files and Directory to or From a Server
- Copy a Directory from Local Server to a Remote Server
Copy/Sync local backups directory to the remote backup server
rsync -avz /home/safe/backups/ root@147.199.58.31:/home/remote_backups/
- Copy/Sync a Remote Directory to a Local Machine
Copy/Sync backups from the remote backup server to client adminzz account
rsync -avz root@147.199.58.31:/home/remote_backups/adminzz.tar /home/adminzz/backup_temp/
- Rsync with non-standard SSH Port
rsync -arvz -e 'ssh -p <port-number>' --progress --delete username@remote_server_ip:/path/to/remote/folder /path/to/local/folder
Copy/Sync local backups directory to remote backup server with port 1234
rsync -arvz -e 'ssh -p 1234' --progress --delete adminzz@147.199.58.31:/home/remote_backups/ /home/rootadminz/backups/
