rsync - May 2006 - Problems with exclude files in rsync 2.6.4

Hi,
I've been trying to rsync some folders from my debian pc to a suse 
server. I created an exclude file called exclude_files.txt where one can 
read the following:

^/proc/*
/prova1/
/var*
*.o
*.swp
^/dev*

When I execute de command:
rsync -aulHI --delete --partial --modify-window=2 --log-format=" %t %o 
%l %f " --stats \
--exclude-from=/home/USER/RSYNC/sinc/sinc_conf/exclude_files.txt \
--temp-dir=/tmp -e "ssh -o ForwardX11=no \
-i "/home/USER/RSYNC/sinc/.ssh/sinc_rsa" -l USER"
"/prova1" \
"/prova1.o" "/prova2"
SUSE_SERVER:"RSYNC/uacamole4"

I thought this should create a folder called "uacamole4" in my server 
that contains the directory "prova2", because of the filter rules, but
rsync creates an EMPTY folder "uacamole4".

When the folder "uacamole4" exists previously to the synchronize,
rsync
works fine, creates the folder "prova2".

When I try to rsync without the --exclude-from option it works also fine.

Do I understand something wrong, or the behavior of the command is 
incorrect?

Thanks in advance

J

On Wed, May 03, 2006 at 11:41:05AM +0200, Judith Flo
wrote:
> ^/proc/*
> /prova1/
> /var*
> *.o
> *.swp
> ^/dev*
Note that the names which start with '^' probably won't match
anything
because those exclude patterns only match below a directory named '^'.
(A leading '/' is all the anchor you need for anchoring a name at the
root of the transfer.)
> I thought this should create a folder called "uacamole4" in my
server
> that contains the directory "prova2", because of the filter
rules, but
> rsync creates an EMPTY folder "uacamole4".
I have not been able to reproduce this behavior.

..wayne..