rsync command on target server is located in different directory than on source server. How to use rsync?

Question

I want to copy files from one server (server A) to another (server B) using rsync (yes, only rsync).

When using rsync on server A it returns:

bash: /usr/local/bin/rsync: No such file or directory

Typing in rsync on server A and server B both show up information about rsync so it is available. But I discovered that on server A the rsync command is located in /usr/local/bin/rsync, while on server B it is located in /usr/bin/rsync.

How do I tell rsync that on server A rsync is located in path /usr/bin/rsync?

Server A runs on SunOS and server B runs on Linux.

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 04 '15 at 12:56

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You need to specify the --rsync-path option:

rsync --rsync-path=/usr/bin/rsync SRC... DEST

See man rsync for the details.

answered Sep 04 '15 at 12:56

Andrea Corbellini

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I don't think it matters as long as $PATH is set correctly. – ventsyv Sep 04 '15 at 13:00
@ventsyv: well, you are right, but I think this is out of scope for this question. This is just my opinion, of course. – Andrea Corbellini Sep 04 '15 at 13:03
Thanks Andrea, that did it – Jonas Wagner Sep 04 '15 at 18:14

rsync command on target server is located in different directory than on source server. How to use rsync?

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