The rsync command is used to synchronize and transfer the files in Linux. It synchronizes files between two local systems, directories, or a network. The basic rsync command contains the following :
rsync <options> <source> <destination>?
For example, let’s synchronize between Documents and the Downloads directory. For this, you need to run the following command :
rsync -av ~/Documents ~/Downloads?
If you want to go one step further, then you can use the below command :
rsync -avz --delete ~/Documents ~/Downloads?
In the above command :* The -a option preserves all the permissions and other attributes
* The -v option displays the detailed output of the synchronization
* The -z allows compression that decreases the bandwidth use.
* The –delete option removes the file in the Downloads that do not exist in the Documents directory.
