Tips, tricks, cheatsheets
$ rsync -chavzP --stats -e "ssh -p <SSH_PORT>" <LOCAL_PATH> <SSH_USER>@<SERVER_IP>:<REMOTE_PATH>
$ rsync -chavzP --stats -e "ssh -p SSH_PORT" <SSH_USER>@<SERVER_IP>:<REMOTE_PATH> <LOCAL_PATH>
-a, --archive archive mode; equals -rlptgoD (no -H,-A,-X)
-v, --verbose increase verbosity
-z, --compress compress file data during the transfer
--partial
By default, rsync will delete any partially transferred file if the transfer is interrupted. In some circumstances it is more desirable to keep partially transferred files. Using the --partial option tells rsync to keep the partial file which should make a subsequent transfer of the rest of the file much faster.
--progress
This option tells rsync to print information showing the progress of the transfer. This gives a bored user something to watch. Implies --verbose if it wasn't already specified.
-P
The -P option is equivalent to --partial --progress. Its purpose is to make it much easier to specify these two options for a long transfer that may be interrupted.