Tried to post this to the rsync list but the subscribe connection failed so I'll try here.

Just installed rsync 3.0.3-2 and tried to backup to a usb drive using a script:

rsync -vaHz --exclude '/proc' --exclude '/sys' -- exclude '*.iso' --exclude '/media' / /media/disk/laptop

This is the same script, with the exception of the "laptop" directory, that I use successfully to back up my Ubuntu partitions. The problem is that despite the --exclude '/media', rsync insists on backing up the /media directory. I tried running it as <user> and as <root> with the same results. A cursory search of the logs turned up nothing. Neither did a search on "rsync --exclude not honored".

Not sure where to start trouble shooting. Any pointers appreciated.

--
Bob Holtzman
If you think you're getting free lunch,
check the price of the beer!


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