Exclude-from file format?

[Kevin Korb]

Either format is correct.  However, there is no quoting or escaping in
the file.  So:
- filename1
- file name 1
or without the -

On 1/3/20 1:45 PM, @lbutlr via rsync wrote:
> I have seen two main styles in examples for using rsync with exclude-from.
> 
> The first is simply a list of filename, one per line.
> 
> The second is a list of filenames, one per line, prefixed with either a - or a + to indicate exclude/include. Which is correct?
> 
> Also, none show the correct style with a filname containing spaces, though I assumed quoting is OK
> 
> Exclude1.txt:
> - filename1
> - “file name 1”
> 
> Exclude.txt:
> filename1
> “file name 1”
> 
> Which of these will exclude both filename1 and “file name 1” anywhere they appear in the source?
> 
> 

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