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How do I sync file permissions (chmod +x) with rsync?

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I'm having problems synchronising file permissions with rsync. I'm trying to sync my /home/bin folder with the /home/bin folder on a remote machine. The problem is that when I write a new script and make it executable with 'chmod +x' then after performing rsync, the file reverts back to being unexe…

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#!/bin/bash                                                                     

rsync -e ssh -avz --recursive --progress --update --perms /home/bin…

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I think your basic problem here is that is not a good tool for two-way synchronization. I would recommend some solution conceptually different, otherwise you will keep clobbering yourself. You could look into using . It functions similar to but is d…

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