Linux

rsync -a "username@yourdomain.tld:/home/username/public" /path/to/local/backupdir/ --times --links --recursive --hard-links -e ssh --progress --delete # Type ssh-keygen -d to generate your ssh keys # Copy the contents of your public key ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub in you local directory to the file /home/username/.ssh/authorized_keys on your account.