[SOLVED] problem with rsync exclude

apolinsky · 02-16-2024, 02:48 PM

I use rsync to backup my thunderbird mail directory every night. I am tring to exclude the cache2 directory using the following command:
rsync -avzrcp --exclude '/home/xxx/.thunderbird/yc4iwpsm.default-default/cache2' /home/xxx/.thunderbird /media/nas2/xxx

In the the test, the cache2 directory (and its contents) were copied. I have obviously made a mistake but so far don't see it.

Thank you.

michaelk · 02-16-2024, 02:55 PM

The exclude option uses relative paths referenced to the source directory.

lazardo · 02-16-2024, 05:50 PM

Quote:

rsync -avzrcp --exclude '/home/xxx/.thunderbird/yc4iwpsm.default-default/cache2' /home/xxx/.thunderbird /media/nas2/xxx

Command given is missing the destination.

Code:

rsync -avzrcp --exclude '/home/xxx/.thunderbird/yc4iwpsm.default-default/cache2' /home/xxx/.thunderbird /media/nas2/xxx <destination>

apolinsky · 02-16-2024, 06:32 PM

The destination is the xxx. The problem was, as explained by Michaelk, the exclude needs the RELATIVE directory (that is relative to overall source.) I only need the --exclude 'cache2' not its complete path.