aryan's blog · Jul 20, 2025

Rsync to create an exact replica

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sudo rsync -avxHAXh --delete --numeric-ids --devices --specials --info=progress --stats /dir1/ /dir2/

If copying “normal” files, an alternative, without --numeric-ids --devices -- specials, and with less verbose output:

sudo rsync -axvhHAX --delete --info=progress2 --stats /dir1/ /dir2/

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