On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 10:29:15AM +0100, Gerhard Wiesinger wrote: > + etc/ > + etc/* > + etc/.* > + etc/*/ > + etc/*/* > + etc/*/.* > + etc/**/ > + etc/**/* > + etc/**/.*
Rsync doesn't treat leading dots specially, nor do you need to do a directory match after doing a match that matches both files and directories. Plus, if you're matching all items in the whole hierarchy, you don't need the directory-limited matching. So, the above condenses down to just this: + etc/ + etc/** Or, if you're running at least 2.6.7 on both sides, you can specify this: + etc/*** which matches both the dir and its contents. > How can I backup: > 1.) the symbolic link itself (/etc/myapp.conf) > 2.) And the file /var/directory1/myapp.conf You'll need to specify the /var/directory1/myapp.conf file separately to back it up in addition to the symlink. One thing you may wish to consider (depending on what your other include rules are that you left out) is to switch from using includes to using --files-from. That lets you specify what to transfer and have the path information from the source items get duplicates on the destination (since it implies --relative): rsync -arv --files-from=list / host:/dest/ (The -r is not redundant when using --files-from.) Your "list" file would need to have things like this: etc dev var/directory1/myapp.conf This would send all of /etc, all of /dev, and one extra file. Add in whatever else you wish to transfer. ..wayne.. -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
