include and exclude in rsync

xeon123 · 05-26-2011, 05:57 PM

Hi,

I'm trying to copy files from my local directory to a remote site using rsync.
I want to include in the copy all the java files and exclude all the .svn directories, but I can't do it.

The command that I use is

Code:

rsync -av -e ssh --include=*.java --exclude=/.svn/ dir user@remote:~/

How can I do that?

TobiSGD · 05-26-2011, 06:24 PM

It would help if you post what actually is not working.

Edit: Deleted obviously wrong content.

xeon123 · 05-26-2011, 06:27 PM

The problem is that the exclude and include filters are not working, and i don't understand why.

TobiSGD · 05-26-2011, 07:01 PM

After looking at your command and studying the manpage of rsync I come to the conclusion that this should work. I don't understand why this shouldn't work, too.

evo2 · 05-26-2011, 11:27 PM

Have you tried reversing the order of the --include and --exclude flags and also quoting the the *.java (ie '*.java')?

Evo2.