4ee6de5c3e
In f544234 we removed the global flags from each command as it was
making each page very big and causing 1000s of lines of duplication in
the man page.
This change adds a new flags page with all the global flags on and
links each command page to it.
Fixes #3273
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date: 2019-06-20T16:09:42+01:00
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title: "rclone sync"
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slug: rclone_sync
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url: /commands/rclone_sync/
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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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* [rclone](/commands/rclone/) - Show help for rclone commands, flags and backends.
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