Example
$ rsync -avhW --progress some_dir/ some_dest/
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-a: archive mode, same as -rlptgoD
-r: recurse into directories-l: copy symlinks as symlinks-p: preserve permissions-t: preserve times-g: preserve group-o: preserve owner (may require sudo)-D: same as --devices and --specials
--devices: preserve device files (may require sudo)--specials: preserve "special" files (eg. named sockets, fifos)
-v: verbose-h: "human-readable" units-W: copy whole files at a time (avoid overhead of rsync diff algorithm)--progress: show progress during transfer