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--- tools:rsync [2025/10/12 07:15] – [Excluding Things From Backups] Humphrey Boa-Gart
+++ tools:rsync [2025/10/12 07:40] (current) – [rsync] Humphrey Boa-Gart
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 **rsync** //(or **remote sync**)// is a [[tools:bash|command line]] utility for transferring and synchronizing files between any given //"source"// and //"destination"// pair. It is extremely popular for use in backup utilities, at it can synchronize backups between not only local filesystems, but also over the internet via [[tools:ssh|SSH]].
-While you can technically use the ''cp -R'' command to make quick and dirty backups, ''rsync'' offers far more flexibility for common real-world scenarios.
+While you can technically use the ''cp -R'' command to make quick and dirty backups, ''rsync'' offers far more flexibility for many common real-world scenarios.
 If you are already familiar with using [[tools:wget|Wget]] to make mirrors of entire websites, then use of ''rsync'' should come to you pretty naturally - it just operates over local filesystems & SSH instead of HTTP/HTTPS/FTP.
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   * Use ''--progress'' to see real-time transfer status.
   * Use ''--log-file=transfer.log'' to generate a log file of the transfer.
+  * Use ''--remove-source-files'' to delete the source directory once the transfer is complete.

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