The rsync command

Rsync, which stands for "remote sync", is a remote and local file synchronization tool. It uses an algorithm that minimizes the amount of data copied by only moving the portions of files that have changed.

#rsync -htvrP #SOURCE# #DESTINATION#

-h --human-readable        output numbers in a human-readable format

-t --times                 preserve modification times

-v --verbose               increase verbosity

-r --recursive             recurse into directories

-P                          same as --partial (resume) AND --progress

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