How do I tell rsync to use a different port for SSH ?

# rsync -av -e "ssh -p [port_number]" user@ip:/path/to/source/ /path/to/destination/

Example, i will copy data from root@209.141.56.112:/root/backup/ to /home/lifelinux/backup/ with source server has ssh port is 2222. Type the following command

# rsync -av -e "ssh -p 2222" root@209.141.56.112:/root/backup/ /home/lifelinux/backup/

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Q. Is there an easy way to recursively copy all files include hidden files in a directory to another directory?

A. Using rsync command is a better solution.

rsync -av --progress /source /destination

With:

-a: Archive Mode

-v: Verbose Mode

–progress: Show progress during transfer.

Another solution, you may also use cp command and pattern matches, type the following command:

cp -R ./[^.]* /destination

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