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---
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title: "rclone sync"
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description: "Make source and dest identical, modifying destination only."
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slug: rclone_sync
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url: /commands/rclone_sync/
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# autogenerated - DO NOT EDIT, instead edit the source code in cmd/sync/ and as part of making a release run "make commanddocs"
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---
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# rclone sync
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Make source and dest identical, modifying destination only.
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## Synopsis
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Sync the source to the destination, changing the destination
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only. Doesn't transfer unchanged files, testing by size and
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modification time or MD5SUM. Destination is updated to match
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source, including deleting files if necessary.
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**Important**: Since this can cause data loss, test first with the
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`--dry-run` flag to see exactly what would be copied and deleted.
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Note that files in the destination won't be deleted if there were any
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errors at any point.
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It is always the contents of the directory that is synced, not the
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directory so when source:path is a directory, it's the contents of
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source:path that are copied, not the directory name and contents. See
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extended explanation in the `copy` command above if unsure.
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If dest:path doesn't exist, it is created and the source:path contents
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go there.
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**Note**: Use the `-P`/`--progress` flag to view real-time transfer statistics
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```
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rclone sync source:path dest:path [flags]
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```
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## Options
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```
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--create-empty-src-dirs Create empty source dirs on destination after sync
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-h, --help help for sync
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```
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See the [global flags page](/flags/) for global options not listed here.
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## SEE ALSO
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2018-10-15 10:03:08 +00:00
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* [rclone](/commands/rclone/) - Show help for rclone commands, flags and backends.
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