Re: Odd behavior in an exclude-file
On Monday 22 December 2008 03:38:20 pm Matt McCutchen wrote: > On Fri, 2008-12-19 at 10:01 -0600, Roy F. Cabaniss wrote: > > rsync -avl --stats --progress --timeout=300 --exclude-from > > "/home/foo/bin/exclude.txt" /home /mnt/sdc2 > > > > Since there are, as with any backups, files I don't want to bother > > backing up I created an exclude file and stored it in my bin. > > > > > > - /home/foo/vmware > > - /home/foo/.kde/share/apps/kmail/mail/spam/* > > - /home/foo/.kde/share/apps/kmail/mail/.spam.directory/* > > - /home/foo/.mozilla/firefox/tigy4u04.default/Cache > > - /home/foo/packages > > - /home/foo/.cxgames > > - /home/foo/.cxoffice > > - /home/foo/.beagle > > - /home/foo/downloads/images > > > > With the rsync script in the /home/foo/bin I ran the script with myself > > as root in the root directory. Which leads to the reason for this > > letter. > > > > The exclude file appears to have worked, with one exception. > > > > Much to my surprise, the images directory was > > in the backup along with its contents. I can assure you that the path is > > as given. > > > > Is there any idea why I got that one directory in the backup? > > Perhaps run "od -t x1c" on the exclude file to see if there is anything > funny about the last line. E.g., if there is a trailing space, that > would prevent the rule from matching. > > If that isn't it, you could see if the last rule works if you move it > earlier in the exclude file, or if you change it to just "- > images" (which probably excludes more than you want but could shed light > on the problem). Just to let everyone know: I made sure there were a couple of spare line feeds after the last line. I added a "dummy" exclude directory after the images line. It worked fine then. I don't know which of the two things I did was what made it work ok. My guess would be the dummy exclude line because I did already have a linefeed after the last exclude line. Thanks for the help. -- Roy F. Cabaniss http://www.housedraco.org At least one attached file is my gpg signature. If you don't know how to open/use the file, don't worry about it. It is included for those who DO know and understand such things. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -- 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
Odd behavior in an exclude-file
I decided the most secure way to deal with backup/firewall issues between my work and home was to encrypt a portable hard drive and make it my backup. Lug it back and forth and sync as appropriate. So I wrote myself a little rsync script which grabs all the files I think of as taking work to recreate. Which is given as follows: rsync -avl --stats --progress --timeout=300 --exclude-from "/home/foo/bin/exclude.txt" /home /mnt/sdc2 rsync -avl --stats --progress --timeout=300 --exclude-from "/home/foo/bin/exclude.txt" /etc /mnt/sdc2/beast rsync -avl --stats --progress --timeout=300 --exclude-from "/home/foo/bin/exclude.txt" /srv /mnt/sdc2/beast Since there are, as with any backups, files I don't want to bother backing up I created an exclude file and stored it in my bin. - /home/foo/vmware - /home/foo/.kde/share/apps/kmail/mail/spam/* - /home/foo/.kde/share/apps/kmail/mail/.spam.directory/* - /home/foo/.mozilla/firefox/tigy4u04.default/Cache - /home/foo/packages - /home/foo/.cxgames - /home/foo/.cxoffice - /home/foo/.beagle - /home/foo/downloads/images With the rsync script in the /home/foo/bin I ran the script with myself as root in the root directory. Which leads to the reason for this letter. The exclude file appears to have worked, with one exception. I don't have the vmware directory, the link to packages was not followed, the crossover directories are not in the backup ect. All very good and as hoped. The exception is in the very last line. The very last line of the exclude file is the directory that contains iso images I downloaded for whatever reason. Things like my latest image for my distro and such. I did NOT want to back those up since in the event of catastrophe I would simply redownload them and the files are rather sizeable. Much to my surprise, the images directory was in the backup along with its contents. I can assure you that the path is as given. Is there any idea why I got that one directory in the backup? -- Roy F. Cabaniss http://www.housedraco.org At least one attached file is my gpg signature. If you don't know how to open/use the file, don't worry about it. It is included for those who DO know and understand such things. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -- 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
