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Linux/Mac Terminal Tutorial: How To Use The rsync Command - Sync Files Locally and Remotely

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In this Linux/Mac terminal tutorial, we will be learning how to use the rsync command. The rsync command will allow you to sync file and directories on your local machine or even over a network between servers. This is a great tool for running back ups, for only copying diffs, or even for deploying segments of code. Let's get started. VirtualBox Network with SSH: https://youtu.be/S7jD6nnYJy0 Key-Based Authentication: https://youtu.be/vpk_1gldOAE Cron Jobs: https://youtu.be/QZJ1drMQz1A ✅ Support My Channel Through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/coreyms ✅ Become a Channel Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCezIgC97PvUuR4_gbFUs5g/join ✅ One-Time Contribution Through PayPal: https://goo.gl/649HFY ✅ Cryptocurrency Donations: Bitcoin Wallet - 3MPH8oY2EAgbLVy7RBMinwcBntggi7qeG3 Ethereum Wallet - 0x151649418616068fB46C3598083817101d3bCD33 Litecoin Wallet - MPvEBY5fxGkmPQgocfJbxP6EmTo5UUXMot ✅ Corey's Public Amazon Wishlist http://a.co/inIyro1 ✅ Equipment I Use and Books I Recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/coreyschafer ▶️ You Can Find Me On: My Website - http://coreyms.com/ My Second Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/coreymschafer Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CoreyMSchafer Twitter - https://twitter.com/CoreyMSchafer Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/coreymschafer/ #Linux #Mac

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{'title': 'Linux/Mac Terminal Tutorial: How To Use The rsync Command - Sync Files Locally and Remotely', 'heatmap': [{'end': 846.98, 'start': 730.516, 'weight': 0.817}], 'summary': 'Learn efficient file and directory synchronization using the rsync command, including syncing only differences, resuming interrupted transfers, dry run for checking files before syncing to avoid data loss, impact of the --delete option, using options like compressing and progress tracking, and potential use with cronjobs for automated backups and syncs.', 'chapters': [{'end': 361.501, 'segs': [{'end': 53.398, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 0.289, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 4.271, 'text': "Hey everybody, how's it going? In this video, we're going to be learning how to use the rsync command.", 'start': 0.289, 'duration': 3.982}, {'end': 10.133, 'text': 'Now the rsync command allows you to transfer and sync files efficiently across different directories and machines.', 'start': 4.571, 'duration': 5.562}, {'end': 17.176, 'text': 'So if you ever want to set up a backup for your files or sync files across different machines, then rsync would be a great way to do this.', 'start': 10.433, 'duration': 6.743}, {'end': 22.319, 'text': "So it's a lot more efficient than just copying files because rsync only copies what's different.", 'start': 17.517, 'duration': 4.802}, {'end': 29.122, 'text': 'So for example, if you were backing up thousands of pictures, then copying all of these every time would be way too inefficient.', 'start': 22.579, 'duration': 6.543}, {'end': 34.265, 'text': "So if you did this with rsync, then it would only need to sync what's different since the last backup.", 'start': 29.422, 'duration': 4.843}, {'end': 40.93, 'text': 'And also if you were copying data and lost a network connection or something like that, then when you re-ran the rsync command,', 'start': 34.546, 'duration': 6.384}, {'end': 43.972, 'text': "it would know where it left off and wouldn't have to start from scratch.", 'start': 40.93, 'duration': 3.042}, {'end': 47.774, 'text': 'So this is an extremely beneficial command to know how to use properly.', 'start': 44.272, 'duration': 3.502}, {'end': 50.476, 'text': "So let's go ahead and get started and look at some examples.", 'start': 48.094, 'duration': 2.382}, {'end': 53.398, 'text': 'Now, rsync might already be installed on your machine.', 'start': 50.896, 'duration': 2.502}], 'summary': 'Learn efficient file syncing with rsync command for backup and across machines.', 'duration': 53.109, 'max_score': 0.289, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/qE77MbDnljA/pics/qE77MbDnljA289.jpg'}, {'end': 232.794, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 204.467, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 208.648, 'text': 'And when we look in our directories, we can see that that was created in the original here.', 'start': 204.467, 'duration': 4.181}, {'end': 212.852, 'text': 'but in the backup it was not copied over.', 'start': 209.048, 'duration': 3.804}, {'end': 215.095, 'text': 'so if we want to sync the entire directory,', 'start': 212.852, 'duration': 2.243}, {'end': 223.564, 'text': 'then we can use the "-r option to say that we want to recurse into directories and copy the total contents of the directory and subdirectories.', 'start': 215.095, 'duration': 8.469}, {'end': 232.794, 'text': 'so if we just rerun this and we give rsync a "-r option Now, we no longer need this asterisk here.', 'start': 223.564, 'duration': 9.23}], 'summary': 'Rsync with -r option allows syncing entire directory and subdirectories.', 'duration': 28.327, 'max_score': 204.467, 'thumbnail': 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The demonstration showcases the usage of rsync to sync directories and copy files from one directory to another, illustrating the practical application of the command.', 'Demonstrating the use of the -r option to sync the total contents of a directory and its subdirectories. The explanation provides insights into using the -r option to sync the total contents of a directory and its subdirectories, emphasizing the practical application of this option for comprehensive synchronization.', 'Explaining the functionality of the -a option, which combines multiple options for archiving, recursion, and preserving permissions and modifications. 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called test dot txt.", 'start': 553.145, 'duration': 7.063}, {'end': 564.189, 'text': 'And if I create that we can see that it was created in our backup folder.', 'start': 560.568, 'duration': 3.621}, {'end': 570.654, 'text': 'So now our backup directory contains this test.txt file, but our original directory does not.', 'start': 564.549, 'duration': 6.105}], 'summary': 'Using rsync command simplifies backup process by synchronizing directories', 'duration': 30.814, 'max_score': 539.84, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/qE77MbDnljA/pics/qE77MbDnljA539840.jpg'}, {'end': 683.355, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 644.453, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 648.094, 'text': 'which resulted in their entire backup folder being wiped out,', 'start': 644.453, 'duration': 3.641}, {'end': 656.378, 'text': "because if their source directory is empty and you say that you want to delete everything in your backup that doesn't exist in the source directory,", 'start': 648.094, 'duration': 8.284}, {'end': 657.859, 'text': 'then that would be everything.', 'start': 656.378, 'duration': 1.481}, {'end': 662.241, 'text': "So you do want to be extremely careful with that and I don't use it a whole lot.", 'start': 658.139, 'duration': 4.102}, {'end': 670.306, 'text': 'Now, I could see this being useful if you had a website or something that you wanted to keep your local and remote files synced perfectly together.', 'start': 662.581, 'duration': 7.725}, {'end': 675.95, 'text': 'So, for example, if you deleted an HTML page on your local machine and then ran rsync,', 'start': 670.566, 'duration': 5.384}, {'end': 678.832, 'text': 'then you would also want that to be removed from the remote machine.', 'start': 675.95, 'duration': 2.882}, {'end': 683.355, 'text': 'So you definitely have that option, but again, just be careful when using that option.', 'start': 679.092, 'duration': 4.263}], 'summary': 'Rsync can delete entire backup if source directory is empty. 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showcases practical application scenarios and encourages viewers to have their test machines set up for hands-on learning.', 'The practical example of pushing HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files to a web server using rsync illustrates the real-world use of the tool for website file synchronization.']}], 'duration': 368.615, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/qE77MbDnljA/pics/qE77MbDnljA361541.jpg', 'highlights': ['Performing a dry run with rsync prevents potential data loss and inefficiencies when syncing large amounts of data.', 'Using the dry run option with the verbose output provides a clear understanding of the syncing process without making actual changes.', 'Deleting specific files and running the rsync command with the dry run option showcases the efficiency of rsync in avoiding unnecessary data transfer.', 'The rsync command simplifies file synchronization by efficiently handling differences between the original and backup directories.', 'The --delete option in rsync enables mirroring the source and destination directories while removing any files from the destination that do not exist in the source, with caution against potential risks and highlighted use cases such as website file synchronization.', 'The cautionary note about using the --delete option emphasizes the need for extreme care due to the potential risks, with a reference to online horror stories of entire backup folders being mistakenly wiped out.', 'The demonstration of syncing files between local and remote machines using rsync showcases practical application scenarios and encourages viewers to have their test machines set up for hands-on learning.', 'The practical example of pushing HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files to a web server using rsync illustrates the real-world use of the tool for website file synchronization.']}, {'end': 1062.527, 'segs': [{'end': 759.317, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 730.516, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 737.364, 'text': "Now, 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and my site as our source.', 'start': 759.317, 'duration': 6.388}, {'end': 769.01, 'text': 'now. remember what I said earlier about that trailing slash now.', 'start': 765.705, 'duration': 3.305}, {'end': 773.236, 'text': 'in this case I actually want to transfer the entire directory and not just the contents.', 'start': 769.01, 'duration': 4.226}, {'end': 776.157, 'text': "So I'll leave that trailing slash off for now.", 'start': 773.556, 'duration': 2.601}, {'end': 778.378, 'text': 'And now we can put our destination.', 'start': 776.657, 'duration': 1.721}, {'end': 781.439, 'text': 'And the destination is going to be our remote machine.', 'start': 778.738, 'duration': 2.701}, {'end': 783.88, 'text': "So first, I'm going to put my username.", 'start': 781.739, 'duration': 2.141}, {'end': 787.921, 'text': "And I'm going to make this a little larger here so that we can fit all of this in.", 'start': 784.06, 'duration': 3.861}, {'end': 790.802, 'text': 'So this is going to be almost like SSHing into the machine.', 'start': 788.181, 'duration': 2.621}, {'end': 793.743, 'text': 'So our username, at, and then the IP address.', 'start': 791.082, 'duration': 2.661}, {'end': 800.365, 'text': 'The IP address for my test machine here is 192.168.56.100.', 'start': 793.883, 'duration': 6.482}, {'end': 803.767, 'text': 'And then we want a colon to specify the location.', 'start': 800.365, 'duration': 3.402}, {'end': 810.15, 'text': "And I'm going to put this in the home directory and inside this public folder.", 'start': 804.207, 'duration': 5.943}, {'end': 812.311, 'text': "And then I'm going to put a trailing slash there.", 'start': 810.31, 'duration': 2.001}, {'end': 816.212, 'text': 'Now I do have key based authentication set up for my test machine there.', 'start': 812.711, 'duration': 3.501}, {'end': 818.153, 'text': "So it didn't ask me for a password.", 'start': 816.573, 'duration': 1.58}, {'end': 822.135, 'text': "Now if you don't have that set up, then it might ask you for a password to fill in.", 'start': 818.413, 'duration': 3.722}, {'end': 826.157, 'text': 'And then after you insert that, then you should see output similar to this here.', 'start': 822.255, 'duration': 3.902}, {'end': 830.282, 'text': 'So we can see that it shows us what it sent over and what the progress was.', 'start': 826.517, 'duration': 3.765}, {'end': 834.888, 'text': "So now let's SSH into that machine and make sure that everything got there.", 'start': 830.863, 'duration': 4.025}, {'end': 843.097, 'text': "So I'll just say SSH and the username then the address is 192.168.56.100.", 'start': 835.128, 'duration': 7.969}, {'end': 846.98, 'text': 'Now let me navigate to the directory where I synced those files.', 'start': 843.098, 'duration': 3.882}], 'summary': 'Rsync with compression and progress option used to transfer data to remote machine.', 'duration': 116.464, 'max_score': 730.516, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/qE77MbDnljA/pics/qE77MbDnljA730516.jpg'}, {'end': 1029.55, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 976.322, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 983.253, 'text': 'and if we look within that directory, then we can see that we do have that backup.sql file that was pulled down from our remote machine.', 'start': 976.322, 'duration': 6.931}, {'end': 987.315, 'text': 'Now a very common use case for rsync is to pair it with cronjobs.', 'start': 983.573, 'duration': 3.742}, {'end': 992.618, 'text': "Now, if you don't know what cronjobs are, they're a way to schedule commands to run on regular intervals.", 'start': 987.575, 'duration': 5.043}, {'end': 997.88, 'text': "And I have a separate video on setting up cronjobs, and I'll leave a link to that in the description section below.", 'start': 992.898, 'duration': 4.982}, {'end': 1006.564, 'text': 'So pairing cronjobs and rsync together allow us to run regular syncs and make sure that backups and things like that remain up to date.', 'start': 998.641, 'duration': 7.923}, {'end': 1011.507, 'text': "So it's extremely useful just having that working in the background without really needing to think about it.", 'start': 1006.825, 'duration': 4.682}, {'end': 1014.11, 'text': "So if those are the kind of things that you've always done manually,", 'start': 1011.747, 'duration': 2.363}, {'end': 1020.618, 'text': 'as far as backing up a lot of pictures or pulling down backups from web servers or managing large projects,', 'start': 1014.11, 'duration': 6.508}, {'end': 1029.55, 'text': "then pairing up some cron jobs with some rsync commands just makes it to where you really don't have to worry about those things and it just does it all on its own automatically.", 'start': 1020.618, 'duration': 8.932}], 'summary': 'Using rsync and cronjobs for automated backups and syncing files, providing convenience and efficiency.', 'duration': 53.228, 'max_score': 976.322, 'thumbnail': 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