I was wondering if anyone knew how well (or not well) rsync handles hardlinks for files and (under Leopard and Snow Leopard) directories? My intent is to use rsync to clone, on a daily basis, my ...

Even an rsync-lifer admits ZFS replication and rsync.net are making data transfers better.

Forced by licensing issues, Apple replaced the rsync command-line tool in macOS with an alternative: openrsync. Here's what you should know about the change.

macOS Sequoia: rsync flight out, openrsync coming Changes have been made to the terminal as part of macOS 15.4. Probably due to license changes, rsync has disappeared.