Linux › Section L · Network file transfer and sharing › Topic L.1
Quick copies and rsync
Moving files between machines ranges from grabbing one file once to keeping two directory trees identical every night. A throwaway web server, scp and sftp cover the quick jobs, and rsync, the standard synchroniser on Linux, handles the rest efficiently and safely.
In this topic
- Picking a way to move files
- A quick copy with Python's web server
- scp and sftp
- rsync basics
- Dry runs and the quick check
- Worked example: the trailing slash
- Exact mirrors with --delete
- Excluding files and other safeguards
- Worked example: a nightly backup with a dry run
- Backup strategy: the 3-2-1 rule
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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