Yan,
I might be tired from repeated tries. It still fail.
mt at fmv:~$ rsync -rvt --include-from=rsyncfinal /home /home/rsynctest
sending incremental file list
[sender] hiding directory home because of pattern **
delta-transmission disabled for local transfer or --whole-file
total: matches=0 hash_hits=0 false_alarms=0 data=0
sent 10 bytes received 12 bytes 44.00 bytes/sec
total size is 0 speedup is 0.00
On Thu, 2010-01-21 at 11:26 +0200, Yan Valuyskiy wrote:> You are right it was my mistake , use --include-from = FILENAME
>
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 11:19 AM, nomnex <nomnex at gmail.com> wrote:
> I can not get it to work
>
> http://pastebin.com/f432bf596
>
>
>
> On Thu, 2010-01-21 at 18:05 +0900, nomnex wrote:
> > On Thu, 2010-01-21 at 09:55 +0200, Yan Valuyskiy wrote:
> >
> > > I believe for this you'll have to provide a kind of
next
> include file
> > > with --files-include option:
> >
> > Thank you. What is the full string for the [OPTION
> "--file-include
> > option"], saying the file name below is
"rsync.list".
> >
> > My understanding was --files-from = no +/- (only folder/file
> paths), and
> > --exclude-from/include-from = +/-
> >
> > > !
> > > + /Documents/**
> > > + /Software/**
> > > + /.evolution/addressbook/local/system/addressbook.db
> > > + /.evolution/calendar/local/system/calendar.ics
> > > + /.evolution/memos/local/system/journal.ics
> > > + /.evolution/tasks/local/system/tasks.ics
> > > - **
> > > - *
> > >
> > > + /NAME/**
> > > tells to replicate a folder from $SRC path AND all its
> content
> > > whatever it is going to be
> > >
> > >
> > > + /.evolution/addressbook/local/system/addressbook.db
> > > tells to replicate exact file
> > >
> > >
> > > - ** will skip all other folders in any location
> > > - * will skip any file in any location
> > >
> > > Thnx,
> > > Yan
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 9:40 AM, nomnex <nomnex at
gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > Linux-Ubuntu here. English is not my first
> language. The man
> > > rsync is
> > > difficult to understand. I want to backup some
> folders
> > > recursively and
> > > some files, see [1] in my /home dir to an
external
> USB HD
> > > (Ext4). I want
> > > to use a text file for the purpose.
> > >
> > > [1]
> > > /home/user/Documents
> > > /home/user/Software
> > >
> > >
> /home/user/.evolution/addressbook/local/system/addressbook.db
> > >
> /home/user/.evolution/calendar/local/system/calendar.ics
> > >
> /home/user/.evolution/memos/local/system/journal.ics
> > > /home/user.evolution/tasks/local/system/tasks.ics
> > >
> > >
> > > First (1st) attempt
> > >
> > > [OPTION] --exclude-from=fileA
> > >
> > > [SYNTAX] fileA
> > >
> > > + Documents
> > > + Documents/**
> > > + Software
> > > + Software/**
> > > #
> > >
.evolution/addressbook/local/system/addressbook.db
> > > .evolution/calendar/local/system/calendar.ics
> > > .evolution/memos/local/system/journal.ics
> > > .evolution/tasks/local/system/tasks.ics
> > > #
> > > - *
> > >
> > > Output: Documents & Software folders:
> PASS. .evolution files:
> > > FAIL
> > >
> > >
> > > Second (2nd) attempt
> > >
> > > [OPTION] --files-from=fileB
> > >
> > > [SYNTAX] fileB
> > >
> > > Documents
> > > Software
> > > #
> > >
.evolution/addressbook/local/system/addressbook.db
> > > .evolution/calendar/local/system/calendar.ics
> > > .evolution/memos/local/system/journal.ics
> > > .evolution/tasks/local/system/tasks.ics
> > >
> > > Output: Documents & Software folders:
> PASS .evolution files:
> > > FAIL
> > >
> > >
> > > QUESTIONS
> > >
> > > What is the correct syntax of the text file
> > > What is the correct option to use
> > > What is the difference between --exclude-from vs
> include-from
> > > vs.
> > > --files-from
> > >
> > > I am thankful if you can provide easy to grasp
> examples and
> > > explanations.
> > > Bye,
> > > nomnex
> > >
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