rsync help

manoj.linux · 06-22-2009, 06:49 AM

Hi,

I want to know wheather it is possible to ignore folder and file using rysnc ? if yes what will be syntax

Regards

Manoj

colucix · 06-22-2009, 07:27 AM

You have to use the option --exclude=PATTERN.

Just a couple of examples: to copy a directory structure (just the directories, but not the files inside them) use

Code:

--include '*/' --exclude '*'

To exclude all the .nc.gz files:

Code:

--exclude=*.nc.gz

To exclude a directory called test and a directory called images:

Code:

--exclude=test/ --exclude=images/

gael · 06-30-2009, 11:04 AM

As well, you can use a file full of files / folders to exclude:

to do so, you have to use the option:

Code:

--exclude-from "./toexclude.general"

In the toexclude.general file:

Code:

cat toexclude.general
/cdrom
/dev
/media
/mnt
/proc
/sys
/tmp

HTH

G.

gael · 06-30-2009, 11:18 AM

And as usual:

man rsync

or

google > rsync