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rsync – 14 practical examples

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May 5, 2016

Rsync is an efficient and versatile synchronization tool that allows you to copy / sync files locally and from rsync service or any device that supports remote shell (Rsync does not support synchronization between 2 remote devices). Rsync offers a large number of options that allow refined control of its behavior as well as files to synchronize / copy. Rsync is famous for its efficient algorithm of transfer based on deltas which reduces the amount of data transferred over the network…

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