rsync -USsarvixX [SOURCE] [DESTINATION] --atimes, -U preserve access (use) times --sparse, -S turn sequences of nulls into sparse blocks --protect-args, -s no space-splitting; wildcard chars only --archive, -a archive mode; equals -rlptgoD (no -H,-A,-X) --recursive, -r recurse into directories --links, -l copy symlinks as symlinks --perms, -p preserve permissions --times, -t preserve modification times --group, -g preserve group --owner, -o preserve owner (super-user only) -D same as --devices --specials --devices preserve device files (super-user only) --specials preserve special files --recursive, -r recurse into directories --verbose, -v increase verbosity --one-file-system, -x don't cross filesystem boundaries --xattrs, -X preserve extended attributes