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rsync - Easily Transfer and Synchronize Files Between Computers

rsync is a great utility that can be use for transferring files to and from a remote computer. It can be use to sync files between the computers as well.

rsync can be installed from the package manager on a Debian system:

sudo apt install rsync -y

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The basic syntax for rsync is as follows:

rysnc -optional-flags soruce-file-location destination-file-location

rsync have many possible flags to use. Below are a list of the flags according to the official manual: