Hi, I am rsyncing from my source server A to a destination server B. A/vol1 contains two files syslog.txt and syslog.bak B/vol1 contains five files syslog.txt, syslog.bak, initlog.txt, internal.txt, and internal.bak.
I want to preserve the 5 files on B/vol1 when I do rsync from A to B. Here is the command I use: rsync -av --delete --exclude-from=EXCLUDEFILE A/ B I've tried the option "--exclude-from=EXCLUDEFILE" and I put the paths of those 5 files (B/vol1/FILEPATH) into that EXCLUDEFILE. However, the two files on A, syslog.txt and syslog.bak are still being rsync'ed to B and the other 3 files on B (initlog.txt, internal.txt, and internal.bak) are being deleted. I've read the manpage and it says that "--exclude-from" excludes PATTERNs that are listed in file. Does this mean I can't exclude the exact file with the pathname? I've tried doing rsync with the options "--exclude=syslog.txt --exclude=syslog.bak --exclude=initlog.txt --exclude=i nternal.txt --exclude=internal.bak", but this also excludes any occurences of those files that might not be under A/vol1, and this is something I don't want. I just want to be able to preserve those 5 files under B/vol1. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, ~Eric -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
