Can I rsync from Putty on windows to my Cent OS server?

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I'm a bit new to the command line and UNIX but am finding it hugely useful. Is it possible for me to rsync from putty on my windows 7 machine to my virtual server?

If not what are my other command line options? I just want to update my cms scripts without having to SFTP into each website account with Filezilla. A nice rsync command would suit me better.

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered May 01 '11 at 09:02

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Consider using cwRsync, a packaging of rsync for Windows. PuTTY by itself does not provide rsync.

answered May 01 '11 at 09:02

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score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered May 01 '11 at 09:07

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Cygwin is a way to run a Linux-like environment on window. Among other things it provides a rsync binary.

http://www.cygwin.com/

answered May 01 '11 at 09:07

Cosu

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So I guess the question is now can I SSH with Cygwin? I'm guessing I can. – firefusion May 01 '11 at 09:30
Ok I think I found it http://inside.mines.edu/~gmurray/HowTo/sshNotes.html – firefusion May 01 '11 at 09:47

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered May 01 '11 at 09:17

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Have a look at Deltacopy which is a windows implementation of rsync. The package contains just what you need to do the job.

answered May 01 '11 at 09:17

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered May 01 '11 at 09:24

I use rsync in Cygwin on Win-XP to transfer files to and from a Linux virtual server. If your Centos server has a name which Windows 7 understands, it might be as simple as

rsync -avz --progress ~/sortdata/ root@centos:/var/www/sort/

It's not necessary to use Putty - that would probably mean logging into the Centos server and doing the rsync in the opposite direction.

BTW, keep using that command-line -- it gets easier with practice.

Can I rsync from Putty on windows to my Cent OS server?

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