> rsync -aRzv /etc /home/*/.maildir rsyncuser@hostname: I'd actually like to use --files-from so it's easier to manage and --files-from doesn't support wildcards. That's why it gets so messy.
- Grant >> I'm trying to use wildcards and nested files and I think there must >> be a better way than what I'm doing. If I want to copy only these >> two directories: >> >> /etc /home/*/.maildir >> >> Is this the best way to do it: >> >> rsync -arzv --delete-excluded --files-from 'files-from.txt' >> --include-from 'include-from.txt' --exclude-from 'exclude-from.txt' >> / rsyncuser@hostname: >> >> files-from.txt: /etc >> >> include-from.txt: /home /home/* /home/*/.maildir >> >> exclude-from.txt: /home/*/* -- 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