On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:45:18 -0400 Kevin Korb wrote: > The +/- syntax absolutely works in an --exclude-from or --include-from > file I use it all the time. However, apparently the -/ syntax does > not work there.
> So, I am not sure if the man page is wrong or if this feature just > isn't working correctly in an exclude file. This is perhaps this note in the "FILTER RULES" section: Note that the --include/--exclude command-line options do not allow the full range of rule parsing as described above -- they only allow the specification of include/exclude patterns plus a "!" token to clear the list (and the normal comment parsing when rules are read from a file). -- Francis -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html