- Copying files with
rsync requires the remote host to have the rsync binary as well. - Install
rsync on Rocky Linux with podman, copy /usr/bin/rsync to the remote. - When executing
rsync on the local machine, pass --rsync-path /path/to/remote/rysync to use the binary you copied.
Incremental backups
You can use the --link-dest option to hard-link unchanged files from another directory. This allows some pretty cool “incremental backup” possibilities.
Citation
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@article{yaltirakli,
title = "rsync",
author = "Yaltirakli, Gokberk",
journal = "gkbrk.com",
year = "2025",
url = "https://www.gkbrk.com/rsync"
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IEEE Citation Gokberk Yaltirakli, "rsync", July, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.gkbrk.com/rsync. [Accessed Jul. 14, 2025].
APA Style Yaltirakli, G. (2025, July 14). rsync. https://www.gkbrk.com/rsync
Bluebook Style Gokberk Yaltirakli, rsync, GKBRK.COM (Jul. 14, 2025), https://www.gkbrk.com/rsync
