Rsync
From Linuxintro
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 <html><acronym title="archive mode: recurse into directories, copy symlinks as symlinks, preserve permissions, modification time, group, owner, special device files; be very verbose>-avv</acronym> --stats <acronym title="show a progress">--progress</acronym></html> --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
