Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 04:09:43 +0200 From: Lars Kristiansen <lars+lister.freebsd@adventuras.no> To: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: rsync does not --exclude: (??) Message-ID: <4542BBE7.6050708@adventuras.no> In-Reply-To: <20061027174512.GA88552@thought.org> References: <20061027174512.GA88552@thought.org>
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Gary Kline skrev: > People, > > Weeks ago I tried this *without* the --exclude flags and > overwrote DOT file that I didn't want to. Iust rechecked this > use of rsync, saving important files from my work server > elseswhere, and see that some files or directories are being > listed and copied over. IDoes anything obvious jump out here? > > gary > > > > # > ## test2ethos.sh > # > > rsync -Cptuvaz -n -e "ssh -i /home/kline/.ssh/tao_XXXYYYZZZ-id" \ > --exclude /home/kline/.zlogin \ > --exclude /home/kline/.zshrc \ > --exclude /home/kline/.zhistory.* \ > --exclude /home/kline/.ctwrm \ > --exclude /home/kline/.mozilla \ > --exclude /home/kline/.evolution \ > --exclude /home/kline/4zip/ \ > --exclude '/home/kline/www/' \ > /home/kline kline@ethos:/home/kline Hope this might help. From man rsync: "global include/exclude patterns are anchored at the "root of the transfer" in man rsync look for: "INCLUDE/EXCLUDE PATTERN RULES" and "ANCHORING INCLUDE/EXCLUDE PATTERNS" Regards, Lars > if [ $? = 0 ] > then > echo "rsync transfer went okay: tao to ethos" > else > echo "rsync failed to ethos from /home/kline"|mail kline@thought.org > fi > >
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