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I know rsync is a powerful tool.

Can someone please tell me what settings I need to achive the following task.

assumption:

  • the remote server is a linux box with ssh/rsync access
  • The original data lives on a remote server and should be transfered to a local computer
  • On the remote server, I have a directory with subdirectories and many small files to transfer
  • in the top directory, directories and files are created / changed / deleted

target:

  • every day I start an rsync task to sync with the remote server
  • new files should be created locally
  • changed files should be synced
  • deleted files should be preserved
  • if I delete a file locally that still exists on the remote server it should be created again
  • if I modify a file locally that still exists on the remote server, it should be overwritten

so basically the remote server is the master and readonly.
I want to preserve a local copy of all files that live on the server.
But if a file is deleted on the server, I still want to keep the file as a local copy for archive purpose.

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  • man rsync clearly states all the options you need. Commented Mar 4, 2013 at 14:04

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$ rsync -az [email protected]:/path/to/files /path/to/local/directory
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  • A wisenheimer's comment will follow ;): With that command the folder files will created in /path/to/local/directory; if that is not wanted use ... [email protected]:/path/to/files/ ... (note the trailing slash). Commented Mar 4, 2013 at 15:38
  • @mpy - yes, good point. I do typically use a trailing slash myself. Commented Mar 4, 2013 at 15:58

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