How to copy symbolic links as real files when using rsync
Answer:
Use the -L or --copy-links option, e.g.
rsync -avuz --copy-links -e ssh /home/john 192.168.1.5:/data/backup/May 102013
Jun 082010
How to ignore dummy files (e.g. from CVS, SVN) during rsync?
Answer:
During rsync, you might want to ignore a lot of dummy files, e.g. .bak, .svn, .old files, you can use the following flag as part of your rsync command.
# rsync --cvs-exclude ...
List of files skipped (rsync 3.06):
RCS SCCS CVS CVS.adm RCSLOG cvslog.* tags TAGS .make.state .nse_depinfo *~ #* .#* ,* _$* *$ *.old *.bak *.BAK *.orig *.rej .del-* *.a *.olb *.o *.obj *.so *.exe *.Z *.elc *.ln core .svn/ .git/ .bzr/
Dec 312009
How to mirror a directory to a remote server over SSH?
Answer:
You can use rsync command for this purpose
Assume you want to mirror the local folder "/home/john" to remote server 192.168.1.5, under the folder "/data/backup/", you need to use the following command
rsync -avuz -e ssh /home/john 192.168.1.5:/data/backup/
If you want to dry-run the rsync, use the "n" flag, e.g.
rsync -avuzn -e ssh /home/john 192.168.1.5:/data/backup/
For more options, checkout the rsync document: http://www.samba.org/ftp/rsync/rsync.html
