Identity

Binary: rsync
Daemon mode: rsync --daemon (optional; most uses are one-shot CLI invocations)
Daemon config: /etc/rsyncd.conf, /etc/rsyncd.secrets
Daemon logs: journalctl -u rsync (if using systemd unit), or syslog / --log-file
Distro install: apt install rsync / dnf install rsync

Key Operations

Task	Command
Basic local sync	`rsync -av /src/ /dst/`
Dry run first (always before --delete)	`rsync -av --dry-run /src/ /dst/`
Short dry-run flag	`rsync -avn /src/ /dst/`
Remote push over SSH	`rsync -av -e ssh /src/ user@host:/dst/`
Remote pull over SSH	`rsync -av -e ssh user@host:/src/ /dst/`
Remote push via rsync daemon	`rsync -av /src/ rsync://host/modulename/`
Archive mode (preserve perms, times, symlinks, owner, group)	`rsync -a /src/ /dst/`

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