> The lesson I learned in that class was to not use rsync, sadly.
This is a poor lesson! If your TA tripped on the stairs and broke their nose, would you swear off stairs forever?
rsync is an essential tool for anyone who works with files in the UNIX world. There are other options, sometimes, but rsync is almost-always present, and does almost-everything you usually want.
Any tool can be used incorrectly, but rsync is easy and follows the same pattern as most other UNIX file copy tools. If you can use cp, you can use rsync safely.
This is a poor lesson! If your TA tripped on the stairs and broke their nose, would you swear off stairs forever?
rsync is an essential tool for anyone who works with files in the UNIX world. There are other options, sometimes, but rsync is almost-always present, and does almost-everything you usually want.
Any tool can be used incorrectly, but rsync is easy and follows the same pattern as most other UNIX file copy tools. If you can use cp, you can use rsync safely.