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RSYNC Command

July 24, 2018 Leave a comment

Synchronize from Local Server to Remote

rsync -avuz /var/www/example.com/ root@108.175.12.239:/var/www/example.com/

// only one file
rsync -avuz /var/www/example.com/index.html root@108.175.12.239:/var/www/example.com/

a = archive mode
v = increase verbose
u = skip files that are newer on the receiver
z = compress file data during the transfer

r = recurse into directories
l = copy symlinks as symlinks
p = preserve permissions
t = preserve modification times
g = preserve group
o = preserve owner (super-user only)
D = preserve device & special files

Synchronize from Local Directory to Another Local Directory

rsync -avuz /var/www/example.com/ /user/websites/

View the progress of the Sync

A percentage of each file’s status will be displayed which is useful if you’re transferring large files. Not so useful for tons of small files.

rsync -avuz --progress /var/www/example.com/ root@108.175.12.239:/var/www/example.com/

Run Sync in the Background

If you’re running a large sync with either lots of files or large files, you probably want to run it in the background. Nothings more frustrating than starting a large sync and then find out later your connection with the server dropped. Below will keep the job running even if you’re connection gets dropped – actually you can exit the SSH session if you want. The job will continue to run.