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Keeping multiple machines synced can be challenging. Fortunately, a powerful tool is available to make the task easier: rsync, an open source utility that provides fast incremental file transfer. An important feature of rsync not found in most similar programs/protocols is that the mirroring takes place with only one transmission in each direction.

Much like a vernacular, the universe of UNIX tools changes almost perpetually. New tools crop up frequently, while others are eternally modernized and adapted to suit emerging best practices. To speak UNIX fluently, you have to keep up with whats New and good.

The rsync utility is a mandatory tool for your command-line work, and you need to learn how to use it for easy, safe, quick laptop-desktop synchronization. This article introduces rsync and mentions several related tools, all of which provide easy synchronization procedures.