How can I use rsync to get all the ASCII files?

xeon123 · 10-06-2013, 12:11 PM

How can I use rsync to get all the ASCII files? Sometimes, the ASCII files don't have extensions or without txt files.

NevemTeve · 10-06-2013, 12:55 PM

You should clearly define what do you mean by 'ASCII file'.

unSpawn · 10-06-2013, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xeon123

How can I use rsync to get all the ASCII files? Sometimes, the ASCII files don't have extensions or without txt files.

Code:

TMPFILE=`mktemp -p /dev/shm rsync.XXXXXXXXXX` && {
 find /some/path -type f|while read ITEM; do file -i "${ITEM}"\
 |grep -q ':.*text/' && echo "${ITEM}"; done  > "${TMPFILE}"
 rsync --whatever-args-you-need --files-from="${TMPFILE}"
 rm -f "${TMPFILE}"
}