Martin Pool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 12 Apr 2002, Harry Putnam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I go thru this every few mnths it seems. Rsyncs exclude rules are >> very sophisticated but because of that somewhat unfathomable at >> times. > > Remember in 2.5.5 you can use -vv to get an explanation of which > include/exclude rule caused a particular file to be handled a > particular way. (Suggestions to improve this, as always, are > welcome.)
I did know about that, but in this case it was just a way to keep track of what didn't work... but then that alone is quite a help. [...] > mbp/3 harry$ rsync --exclude '**/no_back/*' --exclude 'no_back/*' [...] Very nifty tree examples... As always your advice has been right on target. Thanks -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
