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Discussion on: Updating `rsync` on macOS, so you're not stuck with 14 year old software

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Albert Albala

Hi there, thanks for this. However, I installed this, and even upgraded rsync, but "rsync --version" still gives me the old version. Please let me know if you have any ideas.

$ brew upgrade rsync
Updating Homebrew...
==> Auto-updated Homebrew!
Updated 1 tap (homebrew/cask).
==> Updated Casks
Updated 1 cask.

Warning: rsync 3.2.3 already installed
$ rsync --version
rsync version 2.6.9 protocol version 29
Copyright (C) 1996-2006 by Andrew Tridgell, Wayne Davison, and others.
rsync.samba.org/
Capabilities: 64-bit files, socketpairs, hard links, symlinks, batchfiles,
inplace, IPv6, 64-bit system inums, 64-bit internal inums

rsync comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you
are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. See the GNU
General Public Licence for details.

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Albert Albala

Just figured this out: if we just close the terminal window and open a new one, it works fine :)

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Sebastian Alsina

Oh, pardon my delay, but good to hear! :)