rsync does not --exclude: (??)

[Malcolm Kay]

On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 11:39 am, Lars Kristiansen wrote:
> Gary Kline skrev:
> > 	People,
> >
> > 	Weeks ago I tried this *without* the --exclude flags and
> > 	overwrote DOT file that I didn't want to.  Iust rechecked
> > this use of rsync, saving important files from my work
> > server elseswhere, and see that some files or directories
> > are being listed and copied over.  IDoes anything obvious
> > jump out here?
> >
> > 	gary
> >
> >
> >
> > #
> > ## test2ethos.sh
> > #
> >
> >    rsync -Cptuvaz -n -e "ssh -i
> > /home/kline/.ssh/tao_XXXYYYZZZ-id" \ --exclude
> > /home/kline/.zlogin  \
> >        --exclude /home/kline/.zshrc  \
> >        --exclude /home/kline/.zhistory.*  \
> >        --exclude /home/kline/.ctwrm  \
> >        --exclude /home/kline/.mozilla  \
> >        --exclude /home/kline/.evolution  \
> >        --exclude /home/kline/4zip/  \
> >        --exclude '/home/kline/www/'  \
> >        /home/kline kline at ethos:/home/kline
>
> Hope this might help.
>  From man rsync:
> "global include/exclude patterns are anchored at the "root of
> the transfer" in man rsync look for: "INCLUDE/EXCLUDE PATTERN
> RULES" and "ANCHORING INCLUDE/EXCLUDE PATTERNS"
>

Yes, it looks as though the anchoring of exclude arguments is 
more complex (or at least different) than I imagined. 
Never-the-less ambiguous arguments will still need to be quoted.

Malcolm

> Regards, Lars
>
> >    if [ $? =  0 ]
> >    then
> >       echo "rsync transfer went okay: tao to ethos"
> >    else
> >       echo "rsync failed to ethos from /home/kline"|mail
> > kline at thought.org fi
>
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