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.
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