Rsync

Rsync is a lightweight utility intended to help you perform incremental file transfers at high speeds. Based on an effective differencing algorithm, this application is capable of running fast file synchronizations. It allows remote shell connections and comes with a wide set of options for customizing the file transferring process.

Key Features:

• Can update file systems and directory trees


• Supports direct sockets, RSH, or SSH for transport


• Handles sparse files and force a fixed checksum block size


• Can preserve symbolic and hard links, permissions, modification times, ownership data, ACLs, groups, device, and special files


• Define maximum and minimum file sizes


• Automatically remove extraneous files


• Include copies of unchanged files


• Compression options to reduce file size


• Filtering and exclusion rules


• Progress monitoring


• Supports Ipv4 and Ipv6

Technical Specifications:

• Price: Free


• Developer: Wayne Davison


• File: rsync.exe


• Publisher Link: Wayne Davison

Rsync comes with backup functions and can perform incremental file transfers at decent speeds. The technology it relies on makes it suitable for performing automated backups and handling remote file lists. However, the usage of complex commands and the dependency on working within the console environment might not be ideal for beginners.