.\" $OpenBSD: rsync.1,v 1.22 2020/11/24 16:54:44 claudio Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2019 Kristaps Dzonsons .\" .\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any .\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above .\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. .\" .\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES .\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF .\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR .\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES .\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. .\" .Dd $Mdocdate: November 24 2020 $ .Dt OPENRSYNC 1 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm openrsync .Nd synchronise local and remote files .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm openrsync .Op Fl aDglnoprtvx .Op Fl e Ar program .Op Fl -address Ns = Ns Ar sourceaddr .Op Fl -del .Op Fl -numeric-ids .Op Fl -port Ns = Ns Ar service .Op Fl -rsync-path Ns = Ns Ar program .Op Fl -timeout Ns = Ns Ar seconds .Op Fl -version .Ar source ... .Ar directory .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm utility synchronises files in the destination .Ar directory with one or more .Ar source files. Either the .Ar source or the destination .Ar directory may be remote, but not both. The arguments are as follows: .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl a , -archive Shorthand for .Fl Dgloprt . .It Fl -address Ns = Ns Ar sourceaddr When connecting to an rsync daemon, use .Ar sourceaddr as the source address for connections, which is useful on machines with multiple interfaces. .It Fl D Also transfer device and special files. Shorthand for .Fl -devices -specials . .It Fl -del , -delete Delete files in .Ar directory not found in .Ar source directories. Only applicable with .Fl r . .It Fl -devices Also transfer device files. .It Fl e Ar program , Fl -rsh Ns = Ns Ar program Specify alternative communication program, defaults to .Xr ssh 1 . .It Fl g , -group Set the group name to match the source. For example, group .Qq kristaps with ID 1000 on a remote server is matched to group .Qq kristaps on the local machine with ID 2000. If .Fl -numeric-ids is also given or if the remote group name is unknown on the local machine, set the numeric group ID to match the source instead. .It Fl l , -links Also transfer symbolic links. The link is transferred as a standalone file: if the destination does not exist, it will be broken. .It Fl n , -dry-run Do not actually modify the destination. Mainly useful in combination with .Fl v . .It Fl -numeric-ids Ignore user and group names, use numeric user and group IDs only. Has no effect unless .Fl g or .Fl o is also given. .It Fl o , -owner Set the user name to match the source, with similar matching logic as for .Fl g . If .Fl -numeric-ids is also given or if the remote user name is unknown on the local machine, set the numeric user ID to match the source instead. Only works if run as root. .It Fl p , -perms Set destination file or directory permissions to match the source when it is updated. .It Fl -port Ns = Ns Ar service Specify an alternative TCP port number. The .Ar service can be given as a decimal integer or as a name to be looked up in the .Xr services 5 database. The default is .Dq rsync . .It Fl r , -recursive If .Ar source designates a directory, synchronise the directory and the entire subtree connected at that point. If .Ar source ends with a slash, only the subtree is synchronised, not the .Ar source directory itself. If .Ar source is a file, this has no effect. .It Fl -rsync-path Ns = Ns Ar program Run .Ar program on the remote host instead of the default .Pa rsync . .It Fl -specials Also transfer fifo and unix domain socket files. .It Fl -timeout Ns = Ns Ar seconds Set the I/O timeout in seconds. Exit if no data was transferred for the specified time. The default is 0, which means no timeout. .It Fl t , -times Set destination file and directory modification time to match the source when it is updated or created. .It Fl v , -verbose Increase verbosity. Specify once for files being transferred, twice for specific status, thrice for per-file transfer information, and four times for per-file breakdowns. .It Fl x Do not cross filesystem boundaries. If this option is repeated, all mount point directories from the copy are omitted. Otherwise, it includes an empty directory at each mount point it encounters. .It Fl -version Print version and exit. .El .Pp A remote .Ar source or .Ar directory has the syntax .Ar host : Ns Ar path for connecting via .Xr ssh 1 , or .Cm rsync Ns :// Ns Ar host Ns / Ns Ar path or .Ar host Ns :: Ns Ar path for connecting to a remote daemon. Subsequent to the first remote .Ar source , the host may be dropped to become just .Pf : Ar path or .Pf :: Ar path . .Pp For connecting to a remote daemon with .Cm rsync Ns :// Ns Ar host or .Ar host Ns :: Ns Ar path , the first path component is interpreted as a .Qq module : .Ar host Ns :: Ns Ar module Ns / Ns Ar path . This only applies to the first .Ar source invocation; subsequent to that, the module should not be specified. .Pp By default, new destination files and directories are given the current time and the source file permissions. Updated files retain their existing permissions. It is an error if updated files have their file types change (e.g., updating a directory with a file). .Pp At this time, .Ar source may only consist of regular files, directories .Pq only with Fl r , or symbolic links .Pq only with Fl l . The destination .Ar directory must be a directory and is created if not found. .\" .Sh ENVIRONMENT .\" .Sh FILES .Sh EXIT STATUS The .Nm utility exits 0 on success, 1 if an error occurs, or 2 if the remote protocol version is older than the local protocol version. .Sh EXAMPLES All examples use .Fl t so that destination files inherit the source time. If not changed, subsequent invocations of .Nm will then consider the file up to date and not transfer block hashes. .Pp To update the out-of-date remote files .Pa host:dest/bar and .Pa host:dest/baz with the local .Pa ../src/bar and .Pa ../src/baz : .Pp .Dl % rsync -t ../src/bar ../src/baz host:dest .Pp To update the out-of-date local files .Pa bar and .Pa baz with the remote files .Pa host:src/bar and .Pa host:src/baz : .Pp .Dl % rsync -t host:src/bar :src/baz \&. .Pp To update the out-of-date local files .Pa ../dest/bar and .Pa ../dest/baz with .Pa bar and .Pa baz : .Pp .Dl % rsync -t bar baz ../dest .\" .Sh DIAGNOSTICS .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr ssh 1 .Sh STANDARDS .Nm is compatible with rsync protocol version 27 as supported by the samba.org implementation of rsync. .Sh HISTORY The .Nm utility has been available since .Ox 6.5 . .Sh AUTHORS The .Nm utility was written by .An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq Mt kristaps@bsd.lv . .\" .Sh CAVEATS .\" .Sh BUGS