How can I copy a folder structure from one server to another keeping the same owner and permissions?

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How can I copy a folder structure from one server to another keeping the same owner and file permissions?

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Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams · Answer 1 · 2012-04-05 05:57:20Z

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rsync with -a will copy ownership and permissions. It will even work over ssh.

answered Apr 5 '12 at 5:57

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Mughil · Answer 2 · 2012-04-05 11:57:35Z

Using -a option with the rsync command you can transfer the file between server under same ownership and perm.

Synchronise between local and remote server

#rsync -avz /source username@192.168.200.10:/destination

Synchronise between local and remote over ssh.

%rsync -avz -e ssh username@192.168.200.10:/source /destination

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