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WSL rsync in /mnt/c drive

#wsl2 #windows #linux #rsync

In WSL, drive C windows is mounted in /mnt/c , drive D in /mnt/d etc.

let say, if i want to backup my raspberry pi storage file , so i can use rsync to backup my file in drive c or drive d using wsl

sudo apt update
sudo apt install rsync -y
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ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096
ssh-copy-id pi@192.168.1.100
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rsync -avz --progress pi@192.168.1.100:/home/pi/ /mnt/d/backup_rpi/
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