
rsync

ua# mkdir ~/serverlogs
ua# rsync -av root@10.0.2.15:/var/log  ~/serverlogs
log/
log/messages
log/secure...
ua#ls ~/serverlogs
messages  secure  ...
ub# ssh root@10.0.2.15  'logger "Log files sysnchronized"'

ua# rync -av root@10.0.2.15:/var/log  ~/serverlogs
log/messages 

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ua# mkdir ~/serverlogs
ua# rsync -av root@10.0.2.15:/var/log/  ~/serverlogs
messages
secure...
ua#ls ~/serverlogs


# rsync -avNX root@10.0.2.15:/root/boot  ~/serverboot


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Options Enabled with rsync -a (Archive Mode)
OPTION DESCRIPTION
-r, --recursive synchronize recursively the whole directory tree
-l, --links synchronize symbolic links
-p, --perms preserve permissions
-t, --times preserve time stamps
-g, --group preserve group ownership
-o, --owner preserve the owner of the files
-D, --devices synchronize device file
If you are using advanced permissions, you might need to add two additional
options:
• -A to preserve ACLs
• -X to preserve SELinux contexts
