How to backup old files before override them in rsync?

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Issue

  • Using rsync to sync files between two servers.
  • Before rsync overriding the old files in the target server, how can I backup/keep those old files before the new files overriding them?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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