Hi all, getting started with rsync. One of the best utilities I've used! My question is:
I am syncing from my local web development directory (/var/www/mysite) to another drive shared by our dev team. The copy I am syncing to is a local subversion repository, and thus contains .svn directories. So I want to sync from the dev directory (which doesn't have .svn directories) to one that does. However, I want to use the --delete option for all files and directories *other* than these .svn directories. I want to keep the .svn directories as is, but otherwise sync the two directories exactly, erasing files that no longer appear in the source directory. I am also using an --exclude-from file to remove emacs (~) backup files and such things. I have something like: rsync -va --delete --exclude-from=$EXCLUDES_FILE --stats /var/www/mysite remoteDirectory I'm not sure how to use --delete and still keep certain files / dirs (those .svn dirs). Any help would be appreciate. Thanks, GMF. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/rsync---delete-%28but-not-all-files%29-question-tp17751838p17751838.html Sent from the Samba - rsync mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
