Using rsync for a backup program but having trouble getting --exclude-from to wor

[henri]

Try adding a star at the end.  eg : /home/bob/.mozilla/firefox/*

If this is still not excluding as you expect then please let me know.


On 16/04/2009, at 8:19 AM, Robert Parker wrote:

> Reading and re-reading the man page has got me nowhere with this issue
> and searching your site on '--exclude-from' got me to the same place.
>
> Here is the script I am using:
> ####################################
>
> #/bin/bash
> suffix=`date +%Y%m%d`
> echo Suffix is "$suffix"
> fromdir=/home/bob/
> echo Source dir is "$fromdir"
> todir="$maxtor6"BackupOfHome
> excl="$fromdir".dobackup.excl
> echo Exclusions file is "$excl"
> echo Destination dir is "$todir"
> rsync --exclude-from="$excl" -a -b -vv --suffix="$suffix" $fromdir  
> $todir
>
> exit 0
> ########################
>
> Here is the content of the exclude file
>
> # .dobackup.excl - list of exclusions from rsync backup
> /home/bob/.mozilla/firefox/
> /home/bob/Ebooks.desktop
> /home/bob/Office.desktop
> /home/bob/Pictures.desktop
> /home/bob/Programs.desktop
>
> The command I use:
> ./dobackup.sh > list
>
> Partial content of list
>
> Suffix is 20090416
> Source dir is /home/bob/
> Exclusions file is /home/bob/.dobackup.excl
> Destination dir is /media/disk-4/BackupOfHome
> sending incremental file list
> delta-transmission disabled for local transfer or --whole-file
>
> <snippage>
>
> .xsession-errors
> Bookmarks 2009-04-11.json is uptodate
> Ebooks.desktop                   # rubbish that I don't want in the  
> backup
> Index.pdf is uptodate
> Names.pdf is uptodate
> Office.desktop                   # rubbish that I don't want in the  
> backup
> ParrotSecrets.pdf is uptodate
> Pictures.desktop                 # rubbish that I don't want in the  
> backup
> Programs.desktop                 # rubbish that I don't want in the  
> backup
> Qantas.wmv is uptodate
> ThaiAlphabet.ods is uptodate
>
> <snippage>
>
> .mozilla/firefox/                # and I want none of this directory  
> at all
> .mozilla/firefox/profiles.ini
> .mozilla/firefox/28l3cgx4.default/
> .mozilla/firefox/28l3cgx4.default/.parentlock
> .mozilla/firefox/28l3cgx4.default/XPC.mfasl
> .mozilla/firefox/28l3cgx4.default/XUL.mfasl
> .mozilla/firefox/28l3cgx4.default/blocklist.xml
> .mozilla/firefox/28l3cgx4.default/bookmarks.html
> .mozilla/firefox/28l3cgx4.default/cert8.db
>
> <snipped the rest>
>
> The system I am using is eeebuntu 8.10 on a eeePc 701 if that has any
> bearing on anything.
>
> I'm probably just misreading something.
>
> Thanks,
> Bob Parker
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