Upload/Download File
Use below commands to upload or download a file to or from a remote server with ability to resume the download in case of network connection loss.
$ rsync -P --rsh=ssh user@DomainOrIP:~/file.zip .
$ rsync -P --rsh=ssh file.zip user@DomainOrIP:~/file.zip
$ rsync -Pav --rsh=ssh user@DomainOrIP:/path/to/source/ ./destination
Downloads files inside source direcotory to destination directory.
$ rsync -Pav --rsh=ssh user@DomainOrIP:/path/to/source ./destination
Downloads whole source direcotory in to destination directory.
Upload Files to Directory
Use below command to replace files and folders of a remote directory with files and folders of current directory.
It excludes the hidden files/directories in the current directory to be copied over.
$ rsync -arvh --delete --chown=user:group --force --exclude=".*" ./* user@DomainOrIP:/path/to/the/destination/folder
Replace user, group and DomainOrIP with its appropriate values.
Options
| -a | Archive (preserves modification times, groups, owners and permissions and symbolic links etc.) |
| -n | Dry run. Shows output withing physically transfer any files. |
| -v | Verbose output |
| -P | Partial or progress. Suitable for long transfers which can be interrupted |