rsync example

rsync.sh

#!/bin/bash
# -r recursive 
# -z use compression - turn this off if server need to conserve memory
# -t preserve modification times
# -p preserve permissions
# -l copy symlinks as symlinks

# Sync the files from the source to target folder and delete any extraneous folders
rsync -rvztpl --delete --stats --rsh=/usr/bin/ssh . sshalias:/var/sites/fooooobarbar.com

# Preserve files and not delete missing files
# rsync -rvztpl  --stats --rsh=/usr/bin/ssh . sshalias:/var/sites/fooooobarbar.com

# sycn but only sync sql files
# rsync -rvztpl --stats --include "*.sql*" --exclude="*" --rsh=/usr/bin/ssh ec2:/home/ubuntu/db .