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* '''v''' is for 'verbose', which means it tells you what it's doing | * '''v''' is for 'verbose', which means it tells you what it's doing | ||
* '''P''' is for 'progress' and 'partial', which allows for resuming an incomplete copy | * '''P''' is for 'progress' and 'partial', which allows for resuming an incomplete copy | ||
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===Notes=== | ===Notes=== | ||
* To keep files in sync in both directions, you have to run rsync in both directions as well; there is no single command to synchronize two directory trees. | * To keep files in sync in both directions, you have to run rsync in both directions as well; there is no single command to synchronize two directory trees. | ||
* This probably does not also remove destination files deleted from the source. | * This probably does not also remove destination files deleted from the source. | ||
Revision as of 18:15, 3 October 2007
Overview
rsync is a Linux command-line application for synchronizing (i.e. making sure both copies have the latest versions of all files) a directory tree between two machines.
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Related Pages
Links
- Use rsync to back up a directory tree of files: a basic how-to
Examples
Copy a directory structure from relsource on machine to reldest on the local machine:
rsync -Pav user@machine:relsource reldest
- a is for 'archive', which is short for pr which are 'preserve' and 'recursive'
- p ('preserve') preserves timestamps, permissions, etc.
- v is for 'verbose', which means it tells you what it's doing
- P is for 'progress' and 'partial', which allows for resuming an incomplete copy
User Pages
- user:Woozle/rsync: full command, showing actual options we use, including machine names
Notes
- To keep files in sync in both directions, you have to run rsync in both directions as well; there is no single command to synchronize two directory trees.
- This probably does not also remove destination files deleted from the source.