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Revision as of 12:51, 15 January 2012
Rsync helps you to keep two folders in sync. This is possible over the network or local.
over the network
The following command sends the directory /srv/www/htdocs over to server:
rsync -avv --stats --progress --partial /srv/www/htdocs server:/srv/www
locally
Copy a folder .VirtualBox to /root:
rsync -avv --stats --progress --partial .VirtualBox/ /root/.VirtualBox
See also
- cloning -- how to clone a complete computer incl. device files
- unison -- a "graphical rsync"
- rsync's man page
