rsync to copy specific files

kilee · 01-14-2011, 09:12 AM

Hi friends!
I'm trying to copy all my jpg files to another folder.
I'm using the following instruction:

rsync -r -n -t -v --progress --ignore-existing --include=*.jpg --exclude * /Users/me/Documents/ /Users/me/Desktop/

The problem is that it is copying the pictures in the "root" folder, it does not search and copy the recursive folders. There are several directories below the original folder.

-r is supposed to make the search recursive, but I can't find what is missing.

Thanks in advance!

redgoblin · 01-14-2011, 10:10 AM

It looks like your exclude expression is excluding everything which includes directories. So there's no tree to go through.

Try explicitly including directories with;

rsync -r -n -t -v --progress --ignore-existing --include=*.jpg --include=*/ --exclude=* /Users/me/Documents/ /Users/me/Desktop/

frankbell · 01-14-2011, 09:26 PM

I think that scp would be better for this purpose.

Entering a directory and issuing scp *.jpg [user]@[target address]:[target path] would copy all the *.jpg files from the source directory to the target directory.

You can also scp -r a directory.

More about scp: http://linux.about.com/od/commands/l/blcmdl1_scp.htm

jv2112 · 01-15-2011, 07:13 AM

You can add the -a option and it will copy recursively.

kilee · 01-15-2011, 08:23 AM

Thanks to all. I'll try them today and post the results.

Have a great day.