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→Create backups
If rsync finds that Directory2 has a file that Directory1 does not, it will delete it. <br />
If rsync finds that Directory2 has a file that Directory1 does not, it will delete it. <br />
If rsync finds a file that has been changed, created, or deleted in Directory1, it will reflect those same changes to Directory2.
If rsync finds a file that has been changed, created, or deleted in Directory1, it will reflect those same changes to Directory2.
1. -a = recurse into directories, links (copy symlinks as symlinks), perms (preserve permissions), times (preserve modification times), group (preserve group), owner (preserve owner), preserve device files, and preserve special files.
2. -v = verbose. You can see exactly what rsync is backing up. backups.
3. –delete = This tells rsync to delete any files that are in Directory2 that aren’t in Directory1.