tldr/pages/common/rsync.md

rsync

Transfers a file either to or from a remote host Does not allow transfer between two remote hosts Can transfer single files or files matched by pattern

• transfer file from local to remote host, it supports regex.

rsync {{path_to_file}} {{remote_host_name}}:{{remote_host_location}}

• transfer file from remote host to local

rsync {{remote_host_name}}:{{remote_file_location}} {{local_file_location}}

• transfer file in archive and compress mode, it ensures symbolic link, device, attr, permissions, are preserved, and reduce the size.

rsync -avz {{path_to_file}} {{remote_host_name}}:{{remote_host_location}}

• transfer a directory and all its children from a remote to local

rsync -r {{remote_host_name}}:{{remote_folder_location}} {{local_folder_location}}

• transfer file over SSH and show progress

rsync -e ssh --progress {{remote_host_name}}:{{remote_file}} {{local_file}}