OK, thanks for that. For some reason that escapes me now, I was sure that it caused problems.
I'll have a go with just '.*'. On 20 Aug 2011, at 09:38, francis.montag...@inria.fr wrote: > > On Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:47:34 +0200 Ken Gillett wrote: > >> I want to exclude from the sync ALL files that start with a dot, IOW >> hidden files. But using --exclude '.*' does funny things with >> directories (or at least I think it does). Is there a recognised >> correct way to do this? > > Using --exclude '.*' should work. > > Example: > > $ tree -a a > a > `-- b > |-- bar > `-- .foo > > 1 directory, 2 files > > $ rsync -vv -i -a --exclude '.*' a/ x > sending incremental file list > [sender] hiding file b/.foo because of pattern .* > created directory x > delta-transmission disabled for local transfer or --whole-file > cd+++++++++ ./ > cd+++++++++ b/ >> f+++++++++ b/bar > total: matches=0 hash_hits=0 false_alarms=0 data=0 > > sent 115 bytes received 38 bytes 306.00 bytes/sec > total size is 0 speedup is 0.00 > > Francis Montagnac > Ken G i l l e t t _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ -- 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
