[Bug 2374] New: Discrepancy in --exclude-from option between Gnu tar and rsync

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https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2374

           Summary: Discrepancy in --exclude-from option between Gnu tar and
                    rsync
           Product: rsync
           Version: 2.6.3
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P3
         Component: core
        AssignedTo: wayned at samba.org
        ReportedBy: maryniak at xs4all.nl
         QAContact: rsync-qa at samba.org


Dear reader,
We have a home-brewed backup program that uses (for certain dirs) tar and (for
others) rsync as backup program, and use a generic mechanism (if a (touched)
.exclude file exists in a particular subdir) to build up a list of files to
exclude, that we subsequently feed to tars or rsyncs '--exclude-from' option.
I noticed a discrepancy, however, in its use:

o tar:
  --exclude-from FILE
o rsync:
  --exclude-from=FILE

Is this intentional?
My request is to allow '--exclude-from FILE' for rsync, too.
Rationale: orthogonality and consistency in (Gnu type) options w/r to tar and
rsync. Note that files with spaces still need to be protected in both manners.

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