rsync basics

• rsync at its lowest level is just like 'cp'

  • rsync [-av] <source> <destination>
  • trailing slash difference

• Only copies differences

  • use --delete flag to propagate deletes

• Built-in understanding of networking

  • RSYNC_RSH=ssh or “-e ssh”
  • rsync protocol with ::
  • rsync must be installed on both sides

• a (all), v (verbose), z (compression, use with care), --progress (terminal output)

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