# Transfer files either to or from a remote host (not between two remote hosts).
# Can transfer single files, or multiple files matching a pattern.
# Transfer file from local to remote host:
rsync path/to/local_file remote_host:path/to/remote_directory
# Transfer file from remote host to local:
rsync remote_host:path/to/remote_file path/to/local_directory
# Transfer file in [a]rchive (to preserve attributes) and compressed ([z]ipped) mode with [v]erbose and [h]uman-readable [p]rogress:
rsync -azvhP path/to/local_file remote_host:path/to/remote_directory
# Transfer a directory and all its children from a remote to local:
rsync -r remote_host:path/to/remote_directory path/to/local_directory
# Transfer directory contents (but not the directory itself) from a remote to local:
rsync -r remote_host:path/to/remote_directory/ path/to/local_directory
# Transfer a directory [r]ecursively, in [a]rchive to preserve attributes, resolving contained soft[l]inks , and ignoring already transferred files [u]nless newer:
rsync -rauL remote_host:path/to/remote_file path/to/local_directory
# Transfer file over SSH and delete local files that do not exist on remote host:
rsync -e ssh --delete remote_host:path/to/remote_file path/to/local_file
# Transfer file over SSH and show global progress:
rsync -e ssh --info=progress2 remote_host:path/to/remote_file path/to/local_file