Is it possible to specify a different ssh port when using rsync?

I have been attempting the following command:

rsync -rvz --progress --remove-sent-files ./dir user@host:2222/path

SSH is running on port 2222, but rsync still tries to use port 22 and then complains about not finding the path, cause of course it does not exist.

I would like to know if it is possible to rsync to a remote host on a non-standard ssh port.

Your command line should look like this:

rsync -rvz -e 'ssh -p 2222' --progress ./dir user@host:/path

this works fine - I use it all the time without needing any new firewall rules - just note the SSH command itself is enclosed in quotes.

Another option, in the host you run rsync from, set the port in the ssh config file, ie:

cat ~/.ssh/config
Host host
    Port 2222

Then rsync over ssh will talk to port 2222:

rsync -rvz --progress --remove-sent-files ./dir user@host:/path

when you need to send files through a specific SSH port:

rsync -azP -e "ssh -p PORT_NUMBER" source destination

example

rsync -azP -e "ssh -p 2121" /path/to/files/source user@remoteip:/path/to/files/destination

use the "rsh option" . e.g.:

rsync -avz --rsh='ssh -p3382' root@remote_server_name:/opt/backups

refer to: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/rsync-ssh-on-different-port-448112/

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