Include files though directory excluded

[Max Bowsher]

Gregor Waluga wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I got a little question on the rsync-option include/exclude:
> I excluded all hidden files in my home-directory but I want two files
> to be included. I used following command:
>
> gregor at notebook:~> rsync -avzuPn -e ssh --exclude=.* --exclude=*
> --include=.kderc --include=.gaimrc /home/gregor/
> 192.168.0.1:/home/gregor/ building file list ...
> 1 file to consider
> wrote 69 bytes  read 20 bytes  178.00 bytes/sec
> total size is 0  speedup is 0.00
> gregor at notebook:~>
>
> Why this transfer was not successful? The syntax is correct (I think).
>
>
> My general problem is, that I want to use an include-file, where also
> exludes are listed. Here's my file (base directory is /home/gregor/):
> - *
> - .*
> + .kde/share/apps/kabc/*
> + .kde/share/apps/kbear/*
> + .kde/share/apps/kopete/*
> + .kde/share/apps/korganizer/*
> + .kde/share/apps/quanta/*
> + .gaim/*
> + .gaimrc
> + .OpenOffice/user/config/*
> + .OpenOffice/user/wordbook/*
>
> What's wrong here??

You exclude everything on the first line. Rsync never looks beyond the
initial exclude, because it matches _everything_.

Max.