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# Rsync over the Internet rsync --archive --verbose --compress --delete --progress -e "ssh -c arcfour -o Compression=no -x" /source/folder remotebackup@earth.com:/home/user:destination-folder # Rsync over LAN # Same but disable all compression. |
caffeinate -s = prevents OS X from sleeping until command is done
--archive or -a = Archive mode. Performs recursion and preserves almost all attributes of the source files (with -H being a notable omission). Note that it does not preserve hard links, because finding multiply-linked files is expensive. You must separately specify -H.
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For MAC OS X consider - http://osxdaily.com/2009/02/19/command-line-back-ups-in-os-x/
Prevent MAC OX from sleeping - http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/software/3382592/top-20-os-x-command-line-secrets-for-power-users/