rsync include / exclude

2004-05-06 Thread Michael C. Davis
Hi, I'm using rsync to move the contents of one drive to another as part of upgrading from an old Linux installation to a newer one. I have a script which uses includes and excludes to select what to keep and what to throw away, but for some reason my include rule isn't triggering when I think it

Re: rsync include / exclude

2004-05-06 Thread Michael C. Davis
At 04:50 PM 5/6/04 -0700, Wayne Davison wrote: You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous of which is, Never get involved in a land war in Asia. But only slightly less well known is this: Never exclude '*', when death is on the line! Ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha! [Clunk!]