To /e (mounted second drive) I am trying to copy just directory file /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/ The usr is part of the execution ./rsync -ax --stats --include-from=include.sys /usr /e -vv file: include.sys: + */ + /src/sys/i386/conf/ - * I have read the manual and this is what was said to copy one FILE so adding the / at the end of conf should copy the whole directory. At least that is my understand.