Eric has done a wonderful job with this script. I just wonder what's going on at rsync.osuosl.edu when I try to rsync with it. Here's the details:

jim@bathroom:~/Desktop$ ./mirror-slackware-current.sh
#
# Mirroring slackware64-current from rsync.osuosl.org::slackware/slackware64-current ...
#
Changing to /video/slack/slackware64-current ...
Wed Nov 13 22:34:22 PST 2019 [21772]: Getting ChangeLog.txt...
0a1,18
> Thu Nov 14 01:44:09 UTC 2019
> a/aaa_elflibs-15.0-x86_64-16.txz: Rebuilt.
> Upgraded: libisl.so.22.0.0.
> a/mcelog-166-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> ap/cups-filters-1.25.12-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> d/gcc-9.2.0-x86_64-4.txz: Rebuilt.
> d/gcc-brig-9.2.0-x86_64-4.txz: Rebuilt.
> d/gcc-g++-9.2.0-x86_64-4.txz: Rebuilt.
> d/gcc-gdc-9.2.0-x86_64-4.txz: Rebuilt.
> Restored the static libraries since dynamic linking doesn't work without a
> command-line option.
> d/gcc-gfortran-9.2.0-x86_64-4.txz: Rebuilt.
> d/gcc-gnat-9.2.0-x86_64-4.txz: Rebuilt.
> d/gcc-go-9.2.0-x86_64-4.txz: Rebuilt.
> d/gcc-objc-9.2.0-x86_64-4.txz: Rebuilt.
> l/imagemagick-7.0.9_3-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> n/dhcpcd-8.1.2-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> +--------------------------+
Wed Nov 13 22:34:24 PST 2019 [21772]: ChangeLog.txt has been updated, starting mirror of slackware64-current.
*** Using rsync.osuosl.org::slackware/slackware64-current ***
Unexpected remote arg: rsync.osuosl.org::slackware/slackware64-current/
rsync error: syntax or usage error (code 1) at main.c(1343) [sender=3.1.2]
Unexpected remote arg: rsync.osuosl.org::slackware/slackware64-current/
rsync error: syntax or usage error (code 1) at main.c(1343) [sender=3.1.2]
Wed Nov 13 22:34:24 PST 2019 [21772]: Done mirroring slackware64-current (exit code 0).
Wed Nov 13 22:34:24 PST 2019 [21772]: Creating DVD ISO image for slackware64-current...
Wed Nov 13 22:34:58 PST 2019 [21772]: DVD ISO created (exit code 0) ...
Wed Nov 13 22:34:58 PST 2019 [21772]: Computing MD5 checksums of the ISO's (time consuming).
Wed Nov 13 22:35:26 PST 2019 [21772]: Resulting ISO files:
-rw-r--r-- 1 jim users 3095887872 Nov 13 22:34 /video/slack/slackware64-current-iso/slackware64-current-install-dvd.iso
Wed Nov 13 22:35:26 PST 2019 [21772]: Done!

I'm suspecting that rsync.osuosl.edu doesn't like or expects something other than what it's being given. slackware.mirrors.tds.net makes the same complaint. Hmmm...

Jim

My mirror-slackware-current.conf had the EXCLUDES parameter as EXCLUDES=${EXCLUDES:-"--exclude pasture source"} instead of EXCLUDES=${EXCLUDES:-"--exclude pasture --exclude source"}. I guess rsync is fussy about not having enough keywords. Gonna mark it solved.

Jim