Rsync

rsync -a -h --stats -v /src/ /dst/

is the standard.

-a = archive flag, which implies -r (recursive), -t (preserve filetimes), -p (permissions), -l, -g -o -D.

Usefull to throw in:

-n = trial run
--stats = show some statistics
-h = human readable output
-i = itemised change list
-vv = extra information whilst running

To use --exclude-file=filename

in filename (which has to be in the dir you're running the command from) you can put

---
- Directory1/
- Directory2/
----

which will exclude:
/src/Directory1/
/src/Directory2/ 

Troubleshoot this with -vv


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run from 192.168.1.6 (192.168.1.8 was rsync server)

rsync -caRvuz --stats -e ssh --delete /usr/store/ razor@192.168.1.8:wipstore

run from 192.168.1.8 (192.168.1.6 was rsync server)

rsync -caRvuz --stats -e ssh root@192.168.1.6::wipstore /import/wipstore/

files /etc/rsyncd.conf