Backup-Copy-rsync .md
# Copy all files that have changed
1. Option 1: Don't include hidden file
```bash
rsync -r --exclude=".*" source/ destination/
```
2. Option 2: Include hidden file
```bash
rsync -avz source/ destination/
```
*Note the slashes at the end of both paths. Any other syntax may lead to unexpected results!*
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**The advantages of rsync are:**
- *After the initial sync, it will then copy only the files that have changed.*
- *You can use it over a network, convenient for files in $HOME, especially config files.*
# How to `rsync` a single file?
## Same server:
```bash
rsync -avz /var/www/public_html/source/.htaccess /var/www/public_html/dest/
```
## Different Server:
```bash
rsync -avz /var/www/public_html/.htaccess root@<remote-ip>:/var/www/public_html/
```
3. How to use rsync to backup a directory without git subdirectory
```bash
rsync -avz --exclude='.git/' source/ destination/
```
4. Copying files using rsync from remote server to local machine:
## From your local machine:
```bash
rsync -chavzP --stats user@remote.host:/path/to/copy /path/to/local/storage
```
## From your local machine with a non standard ssh port:
```shell
rsync -chavzP -e "ssh -p $portNumber" user@remote.host:/path/to/copy /local/path
```
## Or from the remote host, assuming you really want to work this way and your local machine is listening on SSH:
```shell
rsync -chavzP --stats /path/to/copy user@host.remoted.from:/path/to/local/storage
```
