rsync

Synchronize files and directories locally or over the network.

Last updated: 2026-07-05 Report error

Syntax

$rsync [OPTIONS] SOURCE DEST

Examples

$rsync -av /source/ /target/

Examples

$rsync -avz user@host:/remote/path /local/path

Typical use cases

Synchronize files

Create backups

Network transfers

Note Transfers only changed blocks. Use -a for archive mode and -z for compression.

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