diff --git a/: b/:
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a41afb9
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+++ b/:
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# copy files from remote to local, maintaining file propertires and sym-links (-a), zipping for faster transfer (-z), verbose (-v).  
+rsync -avz host:file1 :file1 /dest/
+rsync -avz /source host:/dest
+
+# Copy files using checksum (-c), rather than time, to detect if the file has changed. (Useful for validating backups). 
+rsync -avc /source/ /dest/
+
+# Copy contents of /src/foo to destination:
+# for below command, If doesn't specify the destination foo, then it will create foo in /dest
+rsync -auv /src/foo /dest
+# for below command, It will copy the contents of /src/foo/ to /dest/foo
+rsync -auv /src/foo/ /dest/foo
diff --git a/cheat/cheatsheets/rsync b/cheat/cheatsheets/rsync
index 617bf74..a41afb9 100644
--- a/cheat/cheatsheets/rsync
+++ b/cheat/cheatsheets/rsync
@@ -4,3 +4,9 @@ rsync -avz /source host:/dest
 
 # Copy files using checksum (-c), rather than time, to detect if the file has changed. (Useful for validating backups). 
 rsync -avc /source/ /dest/
+
+# Copy contents of /src/foo to destination:
+# for below command, If doesn't specify the destination foo, then it will create foo in /dest
+rsync -auv /src/foo /dest
+# for below command, It will copy the contents of /src/foo/ to /dest/foo
+rsync -auv /src/foo/ /dest/foo