rsync with remove source files and directory

Command line to copy files and then remove the source (iow. simulate the mv command with rsync)

Terminal command for hard-restart

rsync -aP --remove-source-files /source/aa/bb/subfolder /destination/subfolder/ && rm -R /source/aa/bb/subfolder

Command line options used:

rsync:

-a  = archive
P   = progress
--remove-source-files  = remove the source files that were transferred successfully (not the source directory)

bash:

&& = will only execute if previous command successful

rm:

-R  = recursive (remove files and directories) that way both the files and directory are removed.