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Things get much easier if you only use one file and use the +/-
syntax. Here is a quick rewrite of your file using that syntax and
some changes and comments:
+ .vimrc
+ .gitconfig
+ .bash_aliases
+ .bashrc
# Exclude all .files except the ones commented above
- - .*
- - *~
# Have to include this or rsync will never see Playlist
+ Videos/Music/
+ Videos/Music/Playlist/
# Can't exclude Videos/ because then rsync will never look inside it
- - Videos/*
+ Downloads/Iso/
- - Downloads/*
- - Dropbox
On 02/26/12 09:54, Robert Parker wrote:> Hi Folks,
>
> I can't get the syntax of --include-from right, nothing at all
> gets transferred.
>
> The rsync command: # do the backup nice -n 15 rsync -av \
> --include-from="/home/bob/backup_includes" \
> --exclude-from="/home/bob/backup_excludes" \ $fromdir $todir
>
> The excludes file: .* *~ Videos/ Downloads/ Dropbox/
>
> The includes file: .vimrc .gitconfig .bash_aliases .bashrc
> Videos/Music/Playlist/ Videos/Music/Originals/ Downloads/Iso/
>
> I've spent hours on the man page getting nowhere.
>
> Thanks Bob
>
>
>
>
>
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