Rsync
rsync -a --stats /src/ /dst/ -a = -r (recursive), -l, -p (permissions), -t (times), -g, -o, -D other usefull options: -n = trial run -h = human readable output --progress (shows progression) -i = itemised change list -v = verbose -vv = extra verbose -u = update: only overwrite files with older mtimes To use --exclude-from=filename filename has to be in the same directory as where the command is run and needs the following lines ------- - dir1/ - dir2/ ---- which will exclude processing of /src/dir1/ and /src/dir2/ troubleshoot this with -vv To rsync to a remote machine: rsync -a /src/dir/ -e ssh userid@destination.ip.or.server.name:/directory to sync from a remote machine: rsync -a -e ssh userid@src.ip.or.server.name:/directory /dst/dir/ To copy a whole machine, rsync -a -h --stats --exclude=proc/ --exclude=home/ --exclude=/sys/ -e ssh userid@src.ip.or.server.name:/directory /dst/dir/ If rsync gives io / data stream type errors, make sure the computer on the other side has rsync, or it won't work.
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
Rsync USG People NV # rsync -a /home/sites/www.more-in.com/site/live/rsync_dir/usgpeoplenv/ -e ssh root@82.94.91.78:/home/sites/www.more-in.com/site/live/usgpeoplenv/ # password: xxxxxxx
Notes
When using rsync over ssh, make sure both machines have rsync installed or it won't work.
Take care of the "/"es and the relative paths. Note in the following everything from 192.168.09:/home/ is copied into /mnt/home/ with the exclusion of /home/sites/www.maxq.nl/ and /home/sites/www.cmtportal.nl/site/zuilen/upload/. There are is no / before the path of the exclude and none after the destination dir.
rsync -a -h --stats --exclude=sites/www.cmtportal.nl/site/zuilen/upload/ --exclude=sites/www.maxq.nl/ -e ssh root@192.168.0.9:/home /mnt/