#Isntall grsync install#

LetвЂ™s assume we want to copy a file from pkumar userвЂ™s home directory to /opt/back folder, execute the below rsync command ~]# rsync -zvh /home/pkumar/OpenStack-Networking.pdf /opt/backup LetвЂ™s jump into the useful examples of rsync command Example:1) Copy or Sync files locally (rsync -zvh)

вЂ“progress show the sync progress during transfer.

-h, вЂ“human-readable display the output numbers in a human-readable format.

-z, вЂ“compress compress file data during the transfer.

-e, вЂ“rsh=COMMAND mention the remote shell to use in rsync.

-n, вЂ“dry-run perform a trial run without synchronization.

-l, вЂ“links copy symlinks as symlinks during the sync.

-u, вЂ“update donвЂ™t copy the files from source to destination if destination files are newer.

-b, вЂ“backup take the backup during synchronization.

-r, вЂ“recursive sync files and directories recursively.

-a, вЂ“archive archive files and directory while synchronizing ( -a equal to following options -rlptgoD).

Remote Sync Push: # rsync of the commonly used options in rsync command are listed below:

#Isntall grsync install#

In Debian Like operating Systems (Ubuntu & Linux Mint) use below apt command to install rysnc tool, ~]# apt install rsync -y When we do minimal installation of CentOS & RHEL OS then rsync package is not part of default installation, so to install rsync on CentOS & RHEL, run the beneath yum command ~]# yum install rsync -y

Rsync command is available for all UNIX and Linux like operating systems.