A question about rsync filters, not sure if I understand the man page
crateman.universalistic356 at aceecat.org
crateman.universalistic356 at aceecat.org
Tue Jul 16 18:12:54 UTC 2024
On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 05:56:28PM GMT, Francis.Montagnac--- via rsync wrote:
> > I want to exclude everything in ~/.local/share **except** the file:-
> > /home/chris/.local/share/evolution/calendar/system/calendar.ics
> > I have the following in my rsync-filter file to exclude ~/.local/share
> > - .local/share
> > Can I simply add the following before the exclude line:-
> > + /home/chris/.local/share/evolution/calendar/system/calendar.ics
> No. Assuming you are doing this backup from your homedir, you should
> add to your .rsync-filter file:
> + /.local/
> + /.local/share/
> + /.local/share/evolution/
> + /.local/share/evolution/calendar/
> + /.local/share/evolution/calendar/system/
> + /.local/share/evolution/calendar/system/calendar.ics
> - /.local/share/**
But but but, will this not also include everything else in
.local/share/evolution/calendar/system/ ?
As far as I understand that is not what the OP wants.
--
Ian
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