How to 'rsync' from one computer to another

[Eric Cope]

I don't think anyone has mentioned yet that rsync is handy if you need to
transfer securely over an insecure channel. I think I recall you saying its
intranet, so this may not apply...

Eric

On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 10:11 PM, Ed <plug at 0x1b.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold at obnosis.com>
> wrote:
> > You can use scp, tar or rsync.
> >
> > Rsync is a low level copy process that actually takes a great load on
> > the system.  Developers often learn it and don't realize that scp will
> > work just as well, and maintain all the permissions and ownership.
> >
> > You can also use NFS to mount a shared directory and have scripts move
> > things back and forth.  This is actually a good solution if you have a
> > stable unloaded network and are running NFS4.
> >
> > We always mounted our user directories across the network and used an
> > admin share for tar copy and move via cron.
> >
> > It's really nice to use the same tools in a bin across network machines.
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 1:43 PM,  <joe at actionline.com> wrote:
> >> What is the procedure and syntax to 'rsync' all of a specific set of
> >> directories and files from one computer to another that are on the same
> >> network?
> >>
> >> I have been burning DVDs on one computer and copying those files onto my
> >> other computer(s), but when I download all those files, the permissions
> >> are all changed to be non-writeable files and directories.
> >>
> >> -r--r--r--  1 root root   9598 Feb  2 15:18 filenames
> >> dr-xr-xr-x  5 root root   6144 Feb  2 21:06 directory-names
> >>
> >> Is there some way to globally fix that?
> >>
> >> Or would 'rsync' be a better solution?
> >>
> >> I've never used 'rsync' and after reading the 'man' pages, I'm still
> >> confused.
> >>
> >> Is there a way to do this to preserve the file dates and only copy those
> >> files that are newer (have more recent dates) onto the target system?
> >>
> >>
>
> You may want to set up a Rsync server to distribute the files,
> especially if you have to distribute to several machines.
> Rsync can maintain properties and will update deltas once you have
> made the initial distribution.
> again - rsync is hosted with the samba folks and there are some great
> documentation on site.
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