rsync exclude

[Tony]

try:
--exclude=.thumbnails/***
--exclude=tmp/***

On Dec 16, 2009, at 1:40 PM, Gary Montalbine wrote:

> 
> 
> Tony Abernethy wrote:
>> Gary Montalbine wrote:
>>> I am trying to backup my /home directory. A friend helped me with this
>>> script:
>>> 
>>> #!/bin/sh
>>> #backup friday
>>> #"Spinning up backup drive and mounting it .."
>>> cd /
>>> mount /mnt/hd2
>>> #"Starting backup procedures"
>>> rsync -avx --exclude="/home/gary/.thumbnails/"
>>> --exclude="/home/gary/tmp/" --delete --ignore-errors /home/gary
>>> /mnt/hd2/2010
>>> umount /mnt/hd2
>>> #END
>>> 
>>> It backs up /home OK. However it does not exclude .thumbnails or tmp. I
>>> have read the manual and am confused on the use of --exclude. I am
>>> strictly a user. I am using rsync supplied by ML2010.
>>> 
>>> Help would be greatly appreciated.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Gary
>> from man page
>>            --exclude=PATTERN       exclude files matching PATTERN
>> Seems like you are excluding /home/gary/home/gary/.thumbnails/
>> /home/gary/home/gary/tmp/
>> you probably want something like
>> --exclude=/.thumbnails
>> --exclude=/.tmp
>> to match where /home/gary/ leaves off.
> 
> I tried various combinations of what you said. However I could not get it to exclude either file.
> 
> With my low level of expertise I need a precise script.
> 
> Thanks, Gary
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