Bash: Sync files with rsync

A short, tested Bash example for sync files with rsync. Copy it and adjust the names and paths for your project.

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rsync -avz source/ user@host:/path/dest/     # local to remote
rsync -avz --delete source/ dest/             # mirror, remove extras
rsync -avzn source/ dest/                     # dry run

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