* Switches of rsync:
1) -v, –verbose
Increase verbosity.
2) -r, –recursive
Recurse into directories.
3) -l, –links
Copy symlinks as symlinks.
4) -p, –perms
Preserve permissions.
5) -t, –times
Preserve modification times.
6) -g, –group
Preserve group.
7) -o, –owner
preserve owner (super-user only)
8) -D
Same as –devices –specials.
–devices : preserve device files (super-user only).
–specials : preserve special files.
9) -H, –hard-links
Preserve hard links
10) -A, –acls
Preserve ACLs (implies –perms)
11) -X, –xattrs
Preserve extended attributes
12) -a, –archive
Archive mode; equals -rlptgoD (no -H,-A,-X)
13) -q, –quiet
Suppress non-error messages.
14) To specify the file size for sync:
–max-size=SIZE
Don’t transfer any file larger than SIZE
–min-size=SIZE
Don’t transfer any file smaller than SIZE
15, –delete
Delete extraneous files from destination dirs.
16) W, –whole-file
Copy files whole (without delta-xfer algorithm)
17) -u, –update
Do Not Overwrite the Modified Files at the Destination.
18) –progress
View the rsync Progress during Transfer.
19, Include and Exclude Pattern.
–include
–exclude
Patterns are expressed in single quote.
20) -e : Rsync over Shell(SSH)
Syntax:
# rsync -avz -e ssh Source Destination
