can't get rsync exclude files

Batta · 03-27-2006, 09:57 PM

When I try the following rsync script in bash it doesn't exclude the Dapper_Install.txt file. Dapper_Install.txt is transferred to /media/usb0/'Linux Backup' when I don't want it to be. Why isn't exclude working, is it my syntax or is rsync bugging?

$ rsync -av --exclude=/home/chandra/Pat/Dapper_Install.txt /home/chandra/Pat/ /media/usb0/'Linux Backup'

gilead · 03-27-2006, 10:39 PM

The example in my rsync's man page has slightly different syntax to the code you posted. Have you tried something like the following:

Code:

rsync -avuzb --exclude '*~' samba:samba/ .