To rsync a tree over ssh to a remote server.
1) Set the RSYNC_RSH variable
2) Export the variable
3) Rsync the local tree to the a remote server
% RSYNC_RSH=ssh
% export RSYNC_RSH
% rsync -avz --verbose /home/* user@server:/tmp/backup NOTE: All tips provided are USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Tips are submitted
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