A rigor, sim, você sempre pode usar rsync
. De man rsync
(ênfase minha):
Rsync is a fast and extraordinarily versatile file copying tool. It can copy locally, to/from another host over any remote shell, or to/from a remote rsync daemon. It offers a large number of options that control every aspect of its behavior and permit very flexible specification of the set of files to be
copied. It is famous for its delta-transfer algo‐ rithm, which reduces the amount of data sent over the network by sending only the differences between the source files and the existing files in the destina‐ tion. Rsync is widely used for backups and mirroring and as an improved copy command for everyday use.
Agora, às vezes, não vale a pena digitar esses poucos caracteres extras apenas para usar um tanque para matar uma mosca. Além disso, rsync
geralmente não é instalado por padrão, então é preciso ter cp
.