Request for exclude syntax assistance

[David Favor]

Matt McCutchen wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-05-22 at 13:46 -0500, David Favor wrote: 
>> I'm baffled by exclude syntax. I'm mirroring CPAN and am trying to
>> exclude all files in the src/ directory. I've tried for days to figure
>> this out and now throwing myself on the mercy of this list.
>>
>> Here's my current incantation:
>>
>>     /usr/bin/rsync -av --delete --exclude '/src/**' --delete-excluded \
>>        --prune-empty-dirs ftp.funet.fi::CPAN /cpan-mirror/
>>
>> I've tried 'src', 'src/', '*src*', 'src/***'.
> 
>> rsync  version 3.0.1  protocol version 30
> 
> Your command looks correct.  I can't reproduce the problem: I ran the
> exact same command (plus -n) with a rsync 3.0.1 client and the top-level
> src directory was excluded from the file list just fine.  Suggestions:
> 
> - You might find out something useful by increasing the verbosity to
> -vvv.

Ah... Maybe this is the problem. I'll try this. Thanks.

> - Set up an rsync daemon on your computer with a similar directory
> structure and see whether the exclude fails in the same way.  If it
> fails, there's a problem with your copy of rsync.  If it works, there
> may be a problem with the ftp.funet.fi rsync daemon (which processes
> your exclude rule) and you should contact its administrator.
> 
> Note: if you insist on reminding the list to answer your question,
> please do so in replies to the same thread to avoid creating a confusing
> thread structure.
> 
> Matt

Will do.

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