The rsync command is kind of like a "swiss army knife" of file transfer utilities. With a wealth of options available, it’s easily one of the best methods of moving files around. In this video, Jay goes over the finer points of the rsync command, with an emphasis on the most important options you should know for day-to-day usage.
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02:17 – Checking if rsync is available
03:29 – Basic usage of the rsync command
07:40 – Example scenario – backing up a notes folder with rsync
09:15 – Using the –dry-run option with rsync (and why you should)
11:32 – Running rsync without dry run enabled to perform an actual sync
12:57 – rsync is able to work in both directions
14:47 – rsync doesn’t sync deletions by default (and how to make it do it anyway)
18:29 – Using archive mode to preserve metadata while using rsync
19:45 – Adding the -z option to rsync to compress while transferring
20:31 – Removing source files while transferring files with rsync
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