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<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">$ gzip -d file.gz</syntaxhighlight> | <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">$ gzip -d file.gz</syntaxhighlight> | ||
== Mirror a folder == | |||
* ''Last tested on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial)'' | |||
This also works between servers. The first one is on the same server. | |||
Explanation of parameters used: | |||
* -a: archive - preserve permissions, ownership, and timestamps | |||
* -v: verbose | |||
* -z: compress | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" highlight="1"> | |||
$ rsync -azv /folder_a/ /folder_b/ | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
This one is between different servers. | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" highlight="1"> | |||
$ rsync -azv ~/folder_a/ mhan@tom.myserver.com:~/folder_b/ | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
== Move files older or less than x days == | |||
* ''Last tested on Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS (trusty)'' | |||
Make a list of files to copy. Example here is a list of files older than 365 days. | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" highlight="1"> | |||
$ find . -type f -mtime +365 > /tmp/rsyncfiles | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
This is a list of files younger than 365 days | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" highlight="1"> | |||
$ find . -type f -mtime -365 > /tmp/rsyncfiles | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
rsync across the network to another server. This command deletes the source files after they are moved. | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" highlight="1"> | |||
$ rsync --remove-source-files -zvh --files-from=/tmp/rsyncfiles . mhan@zinc.wherever.com:/target/folder/ | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
[[Category:System administration]] | [[Category:System administration]] | ||