Breeze Rsync Wizard

Parameter Notes

-v / --verbose: Increase verbosity (repeatable).
-a / --archive: Archive mode (-rlptgoD).
-z / --compress: Compress file data.
--progress: Show progress.

Parameters

Source Path

Target Path

Basic / General Options9

-h --helpShow help and exit.

-V --versionShow version information.

-v --verboseIncrease verbosity (repeatable).

--info=FLAGSControl info output categories.

--debug=FLAGSControl debug output.

--stderr=errors|all|clientRedirect chosen streams to stderr.

-q --quietSuppress non-error messages.

--no-motdSuppress MOTD when connecting to daemon.

--no-OPTIONDisable sub-options implicitly set.

Compression & Performance7

-z --compressCompress file data.

--compress-choice=STRChoose compression algorithm.

--compress-level=NUMCompression level.

--skip-compress=LISTSkip compression for suffixes.

-S --sparseCreate sparse files when possible.

--preallocatePreallocate file space.

--max-alloc=SIZEMemory allocation control.

Partial Transfers / Resume / Temp Files6

--partialKeep partially transferred files.

--partial-dir=DIRDirectory for partial files.

--delay-updatesWrite updates all at once.

-T --temp-dir=DIRUse temporary directory.

-P Same as --partial --progress.

--fsyncSync file to disk after write.

User/Group Mapping & Identity5

--numeric-idsDo not map uid/gid to names.

--usermap=STRINGUser mapping rules.

--groupmap=STRINGGroup mapping rules.

--chown=USER:GROUPSimple ownership override.

--copy-as=USER[:GROUP]Run copy as specific user.

Security / Argument Passing6

--old-argsDisable modern arg-protection.

-s --secluded-argsSafe arg passing over protocol.

--trust-senderTrust remote file list.

--password-file=FILEPassword for daemon.

--early-input=FILEEarly-stage input for daemon.

--protocol=NUMForce protocol version.

Batch Mode3

--write-batch=FILEWrite batch update file.

--only-write-batch=FILEOnly write batch file.

--read-batch=FILEReplay updates from batch.

Time-Based Stopping Conditions2

--stop-after=MINSStop after N minutes.

--stop-at=YYYY-MM-DDThh:mmStop at given time.

Filename Encoding1

--iconv=CONVERT_SPECCharset conversion for filenames.

Examples

Sync local directory (preserve attrs)

rsync -a -v -h /source/directory/ /destination/directory/

Sync source to destination, preserving permissions and times.

Copy a single local file

rsync -v /path/to/file.txt /path/to/dest/

Copy one file to destination.

Copy multiple local files

rsync -v file1.txt file2.log /destination/

Copy multiple files to destination at once.

Sync directory to remote over SSH

rsync -a -v --compress -e ssh /local/dir/ user@remote:/remote/dir/

Upload directory to remote server via SSH.

Sync directory from remote to local

rsync -a -v --compress -e ssh user@remote:/remote/dir/ /local/dir/

Download remote directory to local via SSH.

Show progress (resumable)

rsync -a -v --partial --progress /source/ /dest/

Show progress and allow resume on failure.

Exclude files or folders

rsync -a -v --exclude '*.log' --exclude 'node_modules' /src/ /dst/

Exclude log files and node_modules directory.

Mirror by deleting extras

rsync -a -v --delete /src/ /dst/

Mirror source to destination by deleting extras.

Sync large files only

rsync -a -v --min-size=100M /src/ /dst/

Only sync files larger than 100MB.

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Dry-run (no changes)

rsync -a -v --dry-run /src/ /dst/

Preview results without making changes.