On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 08:01:00PM +0200, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.med...@gmail.com> writes: > > > In rsync manual I coudn't find a solution to what I want. I wish to copy > > all > > my home directory into another machine with the --delete option, but: > > > > 1) I dont't want hidden files, i.e.: `.*' to be copied; > > > > 2) on the other hand, there are some symlinks, beginning with `.', that I > > want to be copied. > > > > The --exclude option won't help. > > > > From my home directory, if I do: > > > > $ rsync -vrtul --delete * 192.168.0.2:/home/rodolfo > > > > , hidden files that are in `~/' are not copied at all nor the --delete > > option > > applies to files that are in `~/', so it's not good; from /home, if I do: > > > > $ rsync -vrtul --delete rodolfo 192.168.0.2:/home > > > > , everything is copied, also system hidden directories and files, which I > > don't want. > > > > Please help with this issue. > > Thanks for any help > > > Sorry, I made a mistake: I mean, I want hidden files to be copied, except than > those in `~/': of those, i.e. of the hidden files in `~/', I just want the > symlinks to be copied. > My previous suggestion still applies. Rsync everything, then delete what you don't want by using the find command.
-Rob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100912202705.gb32...@aurora.owens.net
