rsync - Jun 2005 - include/exclude - how to transfer /etc and /home/users from /?

I'm trying to copy recursively only /etc, /home/samba/profiles and 
/home/samba/shared.


To do so, I use this rsync command:

rsync --progress -v -u -a -z --stats \
--include="/etc" \
--include="/home/samba/profiles" \
--include="/home/samba/shared" \
--exclude="/*" \
--numeric-ids --delete-after -e ssh backup@CON:/ \
/home/samba/linuxbackup/latest/CON/


Unfortunately, it copies only /etc, it doesn't touch /home/samba/... 
directories I specified.

What am I doing wrong?

I spent an hour looking through include/exclude problems on this list, 
but I still can't figure out how can I transfer these three folders.

Note that I don't want to use a include/exclude file, as these all 
values are sitting in a script, and creating an additional file wouldn't 
be very handy.

Anyone?

-- 
Tomek

On Mon, Jun 27, 2005 at 04:05:47PM +0200, Tomasz Chmielewski
wrote:
> I'm trying to copy recursively only /etc, /home/samba/profiles and 
> /home/samba/shared.
The manpage explains how you need to include all directories on the way
down to the file/dir in the recursive descent.  Or just use --files-from
and it is usually much easier than trying to get the include/exclude
rules right.  Some examples of both the include/exclude syntax and the
--files-from syntax are in this recent email on the subject:

    http://lists.samba.org/archive/rsync/2005-June/012846.html

..wayne..