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📘 Rclone Command Cheat Sheet

⚙️ Configuration

Launch Configuration Wizard

rclone config

Show Current Config

rclone config show

List Remotes

rclone listremotes

📁 Basic File Operations

Copy Files

rclone copy source:path dest:path

Sync Files

rclone sync source:path dest:path

Move Files

rclone move source:path dest:path

Delete Files or Dirs

rclone delete remote:path
rclone purge remote:path   # Delete entire path

Check Differences

rclone check source:path dest:path

🔍 Listing and Info

List Directory

rclone ls remote:path
rclone lsd remote:path     # List only directories
rclone lsl remote:path     # Long list with size and modification time

Tree View

rclone tree remote:path

File Size and Count

rclone size remote:path

📦 Mounting

Mount Remote (Linux/macOS)

rclone mount remote:path /mnt/mountpoint

Mount with Aggressive Caching (Windows)

rclone mount remote:path X: \
  --vfs-cache-mode full \
  --cache-dir C:\path\to\cache \
  --vfs-cache-max-size 100G \
  --vfs-read-chunk-size 512M \
  --vfs-read-ahead 1G

🔁 Sync with Filtering

Include / Exclude Files

rclone sync source:path dest:path --exclude "*.tmp"
rclone sync source:path dest:path --include "*.jpg"

📄 Logging and Dry Runs

Verbose and Dry Run

rclone sync source:path dest:path -v --dry-run

Log to File

rclone sync source:path dest:path --log-file=rclone.log -v

📡 Remote Control (RC)

Start RC Server

rclone rcd --rc-web-gui

Use RC Command

rclone rc core/stats
rclone rc vfs/stats

🛠️ Miscellaneous

Serve Over HTTP/WebDAV/SFTP

rclone serve http remote:path
rclone serve webdav remote:path
rclone serve sftp remote:path

Crypt Operations

rclone config create secure crypt remote:path

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✅ Tip: Always use --dry-run when testing sync, move, or delete to prevent accidental data loss.