How to limit bandwidth of rsync linux command?

rsync is an awesome tool in order to move files via ssh into another server or from server to local system like what scp does but
far better in terms of features and incremental copy mechanism. To limit bandwidth use bwlimit like below:

The general form:

rsync --bwlimit=<kb/second> <source> <dest>

An example of usage with 2MB limit per second transfer:

rsync --bwlimit=2000 /backup/folder user@example-host:/remote/backup/folder/

#linux #sysadmin #rsync #bandwidth