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Commands using rsync

Terminal - Commands using rsync - 59 results

rsync -avz -e ssh --files-from=<(find -mtime +30 -mtime -60) source dest

2009-03-13 12:58:28

User: voyeg3r

Functions: find rsync ssh

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rsync + find

rsync from source to dest all between >30

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rsync -vazuK --exclude "*.mp3" --exclude "*.svn*" * user@host:/path

2009-02-27 19:58:02

User: sudopeople

Functions: rsync

Tags: svn exclude

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exclude file(s) from rsync

rsyncs files to a server excluding listed files

also a file can be used to exclude common exclude rules and/or to exclude a ton of files, like so:

rsync --exclude-from '~/.scripts/exclude.txt'

where exclude.txt has one rule per line:

*.mp3

*.svn*

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rsync -Pz user@remotehost:/path/file.dat .

2009-02-20 20:13:59

User: DEinspanjer

Functions: rsync

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Copy a file from a remote server to your local box using on-the-fly compression

-P displays a progress meter

-z tells rsync to use compression

rsync -avz -e ssh username@hostname:/path/to/remote/dir/ /path/to/local/dir/

2009-02-18 22:02:38

User: manuw

Functions: rsync ssh

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rsync over ssh

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rsync --partial --progress --rsh=ssh SOURCE DESTINATION

2009-02-16 16:22:10

User: episodeiv

Functions: rsync

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Resume aborted scp file transfers

Put it into your sh startup script (I use

alias scpresume='rsync --partial --progress --rsh=ssh'

in bash). When a file transfer via scp has aborted, just use scpresume instead of scp and rsync will copy only the parts of the file that haven't yet been transmitted.

rsync -e "/usr/bin/ssh -p22" -a --progress --stats --delete -l -z -v -r -p /root/files/ user@remote_server:/root/files/

2009-02-11 02:44:00

User: storm

Functions: rsync

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Create a mirror of a local folder, on a remote server

Create a exact mirror of the local folder "/root/files", on remote server 'remote_server' using SSH command (listening on port 22)

(all files & folders on destination server/folder will be deleted)

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rsync -zav --progress original_files_directory/ root@host(IP):/path/to/destination/

2009-02-10 17:01:04

User: haithamg

Functions: rsync

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Rsync between two servers

copying files from one server to another using rysnc. Root access need to be allowed on the destination.

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rsync -av --progress ./file.txt user@host:/path/to/dir

2009-02-06 11:51:51

User: aoiaoi

Functions: rsync

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rsync with progress bar.

transfer files from localhost to a remotehost.

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rsync -av -e ssh user@host:/path/to/file.txt .

2009-01-26 13:39:24

User: root

Functions: rsync

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Synchronise a file from a remote server

You will be prompted for a password unless you have your public keys set-up.

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