excluding folders in a rsync command troubles

cucolin@ · 04-07-2007, 08:23 PM

This is the case. I have:

/dir
which has:
/tt
/pp
/mm
/ss

I want to rsync folders /tt, /pp and /mm, but I want to exclude folder /ss.

Problem:

folder /tt has a directory within name /ss and is giving me this message:

excluding directory /tt/ss because of pattern ss

How would I do this??

thanks

slakmagik · 04-07-2007, 08:44 PM

What is the actual command you are issuing? Are you excluding ss or including the other three or both? If you explicitly include '/tt/ss/' before setting up your exclusions, it should work. Also, if you explicitly exclude '/ss/' it shouldn't skip '/tt/ss' because that's akin to anchoring it. So make sure you've gone over the man page carefully and post your exact command line.

cucolin@ · 04-08-2007, 04:58 PM

This is the command:

rsync --exclude-from <excludefile> -avve /usr/bin/ssh /Volumes/DataHD/dir /Volumes/backupdisk

This is my exclude file:

ss

I know I can use the exclude option in the rsync command but I have more dir to exclude than just one. This is only an example to illustrate the problem.thanks

Emerson · 04-08-2007, 05:32 PM

I created .cvsignore files in all directories I do not want to back up. Works for me.

cucolin@ · 04-08-2007, 07:44 PM

I research that, I not familiar with .cvsignore. Is it possible that you can give me some examples. thanks

Emerson · 04-08-2007, 08:33 PM

Well, it was long time ago when I faced same problem. I started reading rsync documentation and discovered it accepts .cvsignore files. In short, create a file named .cvsignore in every directory you do not want to back up. This file must contain at least a single symbol '*'.

cucolin@ · 04-09-2007, 09:22 AM

thanks Emerson. Do I need to create that file within every directory including sub directories? or just on the root? I have around 12 directories to exclude and each of them have at least 5 subdirectories. thanks

Emerson · 04-09-2007, 09:34 AM

Root will suffice, as it was long time ago when I read that documentation I do not remember all the options. I think you can create various filters playing with contents of .cvsignore file. An * will just include everything.

cucolin@ · 04-09-2007, 02:46 PM

Emerson I followed your steps and still no solution. thanks

Emerson · 04-09-2007, 03:00 PM

Sorry to hear it, as I said, works for me.

Emerson · 04-09-2007, 03:09 PM

I just had a look at rsync man page and it clearly states it should "auto-ignore files in the same way CVS does" when invoked with -C option.

cucolin@ · 04-09-2007, 03:36 PM

I was reading it too and I used the -C and nothing happen. See my command below:

rsync -avv -C --exclude-from=<excludefile> /Users/user/testdir /Users/user

I also tried --cvs-exclude and -avvC together and still get the same results.

excluding directory testdir/ss/tt bacause of pattern tt/

I want directory /ss and all subdirectories to be included, but since in the testdir there are:

/pp
/tt
/ss/tt

the exclude files has the tt pattern.

Emerson · 04-09-2007, 03:41 PM

OK, here's mine:

rsync -Cav --delete --bwlimit=1000 /one/location /another/location

cucolin@ · 04-09-2007, 04:04 PM

excluding directory testdir/ss/tt bacause of pattern tt

slakmagik · 04-09-2007, 08:21 PM

As mentioned, the red slash is important. Works the same with an exclude file, too.

Code:

:mkdir -p ~/tmp/rsync_test/{src,dest}

:mkdir -p ~/tmp/rsync_test/src/{tt/ss,pp,mm,ss}

:rsync -avv --exclude=ss ~/tmp/rsync_test/src/ ~/tmp/rsync_test/dest/
building file list ...
[sender] hiding directory ss because of pattern ss
[sender] hiding directory tt/ss because of pattern ss
done
delta-transmission disabled for local transfer or --whole-file
./
mm/
pp/
tt/
total: matches=0  hash_hits=0  false_alarms=0 data=0

sent 116 bytes  received 44 bytes  320.00 bytes/sec
total size is 0  speedup is 0.00

:rsync -avv --exclude=/ss ~/tmp/rsync_test/src/ ~/tmp/rsync_test/dest/
building file list ...
[sender] hiding directory ss because of pattern /ss/
done
delta-transmission disabled for local transfer or --whole-file
tt/ss/
total: matches=0  hash_hits=0  false_alarms=0 data=0

sent 132 bytes  received 50 bytes  364.00 bytes/sec
total size is 0  speedup is 0.00