Download the package: http://www2.futureware.at/~nickoe/msys2-mirror/msys/x86_64/rsync-3.1.2-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
Extract it and move rsync.exe
to %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\AppData\Local\Programs\Git\usr\bin
.
open windows cmd prompt.. maybe an admin one..
cd %TEMP%
curl http://www2.futureware.at/~nickoe/msys2-mirror/msys/x86_64/rsync-3.1.2-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz -o rsync.txz
tar -xvf rsync.txz
cp usr/bin/rsync.exe "%ProgramFiles%\Git\usr\bin"
@dgleba Thanks! That is such an extensive, very helpful reply! Fanstatic.
Seems so strange after all these years when so many other critically useful nix-first binaries have Windows ports, there is still nothing simplistic for
rsync
. Oh well.