How to Install and Use Rsync on CentOS 7

To install and use rsync on CentOS 7, follow the steps below.

Step 1 : First, update your system to ensure all packages are current:

sudo yum update

Step 2 : Next, install rsync using yum:

sudo yum install rsync

Step 3 : You can use rsync to copy files and directories locally. For example, to copy a directory from /source to /destination, use:

rsync -av /source /destination

Step 4 : To upload files to a remote server via rsync, use the following command format:

rsync -av /local/source username@remote_server:/remote/destination

Step 5 : To download files from a remote server to your local machine, use:

rsync -av username@remote_server:/remote/source /local/destination

Congratulations! You have successfully installed rsync on CentOS 7.