Information about the package, rsync, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The rsync package is designed for, A program for synchronizing files over a network.
Package Name:
rsync
Summary:
A program for synchronizing files over a network
Description:
Rsync uses a reliable algorithm to bring remote and host files into sync very quickly. Rsync is fast because it just sends the differences in the files over the network instead of sending the complete files. Rsync is often used as a very powerful mirroring process or just as a more capable replacement for the rcp command. A technical report which describes the rsync algorithm is included in this package.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
3.0.6
Release:
12.el6
Size:
682 k
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
base
Licence:
GPLv3+
Control the rsync package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install rsync
This command will install rsync on the server.
yum remove rsync
This command will un-install rsync on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove rsync, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove rsync
This command will un-install rsync on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove rsync when using the -y flag.
yum update rsync
This command will update rsync to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove rsync, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update rsync
This command will update rsync to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove rsync when using the -y flag.
yum info rsync
This command will show you core information about the rsync package.
yum deplist rsync
This command will show you the dependencies for rsync. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update rsync
This command will check if there is an update waiting on rsync. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.