XCOPY Alternatives for Linux

XCOPY is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is rsync, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to XCOPY and six of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to XCOPY are Ultracopier, CopyMastro, SuperCopier and lsyncd.

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  1. rsync icon
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    Utility for Unix file and directory synchronization using delta encoding for efficient transfer, supports compression, incremental backup, remote operation via SSH, customizable filters, permission and timestamp preservation, and daemon mode on TCP 873.

    145 rsync alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • Haiku
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  2. Ultracopier icon
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    Ultracopier replaces Windows explorer file copy and adds many features: Transfer resuming, transfer speed control, transfer speed computation, better transfer progress display, faster transfers, copy list editable while transferring.

    32 Ultracopier alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. CopyMastro icon
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    CopyMastro is an open source copy and backup utility developed by Marco Mastroddi. You don't need to install, just download, unzip and start it. Simple, fast and useful.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
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  4. SuperCopier icon
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    SuperCopier replaces Windows explorer file copy and adds many features: Transfer resuming, transfer speed control, transfer speed computation, better transfer progress display, faster transfers, copy list editable while transferring.

    29 SuperCopier alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Lsyncd watches a local directory trees event monitor interface (inotify or fsevents). It aggregates and combines events for a few seconds and then spawns one (or more) process(es) to synchronize the changes. By default this is rsync.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. VRangeSync icon
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    VRangeSync is a freeware File synchronization for Unix/Linux and Microsoft Windows. It is a command-line utility which copy and move data from one location to another on a storage device. It is a data migration, cloner, file replication and synchronization software.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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