rsync

rsync is a software application for Unix which synchronizes files and directories from one location to another while minimizing data transfer using delta encoding when appropriate. An important feature of rsync not found in most similar programs/protocols is that the mirroring takes place with only one transmission in each direction. rsync can copy or display directory contents and copy files, optionally using compression and recursion.

In daemon mode, rsync listens on the default TCP port of 873, serving files in the native rsync protocol or via a remote shell such as RSH or SSH. In the latter case, the rsync client executable must be installed on both the local and the remote host.

License

Supported Platforms 2 notes on rsync's platform support

Linux BSD Cygwin Mac OS X Haiku

Link to official rsync site

Official Website

Features

Cloud sync Command line interface Delta Backup Encrypted backups File-sync Folder sync Schedule Backup Add a feature

Categories

Backup & Sync OS & Utilities

Tags

backup cloud-sync command-line command-line-interface compressed-backup delta-backup encrypted-backup file-synchronization file-transfer folder-sync mirroring schedule-backup

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rsync was added by TheLoneCabbage in Nov 2009 and the lastest update was made in Mar 2019. There is a history of all activites on rsync in our Activity Log. It's possible to update the information on rsync or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.