rsync command common options
- --delete : delete files that don't exist on sender (system)
- -v : Verbose (try -vv for more detailed information)
- -e "ssh options" : specify the ssh as remote shell
- -a : archive mode
- -r : recurse into directories
- -z : compress file data
Task : Copy file from a remote server to a local computer
Copy file /home/tommy/webroot.txt from a remote server openbsd.nixcraft.in to a local computer /tmp directory:$ rsync -v -e ssh tommy@openbsd.nixcraft.in:~/webroot.txt /tmp Password
Task: Synchronize a local directory with a remote directory
$ rsync -r -a -v -e "ssh -l jerry" --delete openbsd.nixcraft.in:/webroot/ /local/webroot 