Command-line tool

rsync

brew/rsync

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Utility that provides fast incremental file transfer

At a glance

macOS

brew install rsync

Linux

brew install rsync

Transfer a file (use `--dry-run` to simulate the transfer)

rsync path/to/source path/to/destination

Use archive mode (recursively copy directories, copy symlinks without resolving, and preserve permissions, ownership, and modification times)

rsync -a path/to/source path/to/destination

Compress the data as it is sent to the destination, display verbose and human-readable progress, and keep partially transferred files if interrupted

rsync -zvhP path/to/source path/to/destination

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