• -a : archive, -trplgoD (triple goD)
• -t : time preservation
• -r : recursive
• -p : permissions preservation
• -l : links, copy symlinks as symlinks
• -g : group preservation
• -o : owner preservation
• -D : Devices, socket files, fifos… transfert. This shouldn't be needed, but it's there for a reason I guess.

• -v : verbose
• –exclude : don't send or recieve some files/directories.
• –dry-run : don't really send or receive files, just pretend (print)

• -X : Xtended attributes preservation
• –protect-args : this should always be used because it protects the transfer from suspicious filenames imagine a filename that contains "&" or a space). This is like the bobby tables for bash.
• –no-numeric-ids : file owners and groups are copied by name, not by id.

contact : @ychaouche yacinechaouche at yahoocom