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Rsync via SSH

Use rsync via ssh to transfer large files or groups of files. It even has a progess bar :)

Push file(s):

$ rsync -avz -e "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null" --progress --delete \
"$LOCAL_PATH" "$REMOTE_USER@$REMOTE_HOST:$REMOTE_PATH"

Pull file(s):

$ rsync -avz -e "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null" --progress --delete \
"$REMOTE_USER@$REMOTE_HOST:$REMOTE_PATH" "$LOCAL_PATH"

notes:

  • if you want to rsync the contents of a directory be sure to include the trailing slash /
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