Useful command when moving source code to a new folder or repository

Useful command when moving source code to a new folder or repository rsync -av --exclude ={ 'node_modules' , '.git' , 'logs' } --exclude-from = '.gitignore' ./ /path/to/destination Explain rsync : sync files from one folder to another --exclude={'node_modules','.git','logs'} : exclude some folders --exclude-from='.gitignore' : exclude files in .gitignore ./ : current folder /path/to/destination : destination folder