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Install Rsync on Alpine Linux

Jun 10, 2022 · 1 min read · Post a comment

How can you remotely sync or transfer files? Of course, rsync is here to help even if you want to include it within the Alpine docker container. Let’s see how to install Rsync on Alpine Linux.

Prerequisites

  • Alpine Linux
  • sudo privileges

Install Rsync on Alpine Linux

Step 1. Update system packages.

sudo apk update

Step 2. Install Rsync.

sudo apk add rsync

Step 3. Verify installation.

rsync --version

Output:

rsync  version 3.2.4  protocol version 31
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Conclusion

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