rsync HowTo - Linux / Unix Q & A from nixCraft

How to set rsync speed limit from eating all bandwidth with –bwlimit option

in CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Linux, Networking, RedHat and Friends, Suse, Troubleshooting, UNIX last updated February 25, 2017

The rsync command is eating all my bandwidth from a backup script and generating tons of I/O. How do I set a limit for file transfer speed of rsync command on Linux or Unix-like system? How can I keep my rsync script from using all of my bandwidth?

Linux / Unix: Use rsync Command Over FTP

in Linux, UNIX last updated April 9, 2013

How do I use rsync command to sync files to a remote host called web-42.vps running VSFTPD ftp server? Can you give me rsync ftp example for Unix like operating systems?

Linux / Unix: Rsync Resume Partially Downloaded Files

in UNIX last updated July 2, 2012

I know wget command can resume downloads. H>ow do I resume partially transferred files using rsync command line under Unix like operating systems?

Linux: HowTo Copy a Folder [ Command Line Option ]

in Linux last updated April 10, 2012

I‘m a new Linux user. How do I copy a directory or folder under Linux operating system using command line options and bash shell?

Linux / UNIX scp Copy Hidden . (Dot) Files

in BASH Shell last updated November 9, 2010

How do I copy all hidden files from $HOME using scp command line tool?

UNIX / Linux: HowTo Use unison File Synchronizer

in File system, UNIX last updated August 16, 2010

I know how to use rsync for Unix systems which synchronizes files and directories from one location to another while minimizing data transfer. However, I would like to synchronizing files between two directories, either on one computer, or between a computer and another server. How do I maintain the same version of files on multiple servers?

Rsync Show Progress Bar While Copying Files

in Commands, Linux, UNIX last updated January 14, 2018

I am a new Unix user. I am using rsync to upload and download a large size files. Is there a way to display the progress bar for file? How do I show progress while copying files using rsync locally or remotely on Linux or Unix like operating systems?