Recipe 16.8. Fine-Tuning File Selection
16.8.1 Problem
You would like to exclude some files
(such as .tmp and .bak
files) from being backed up, or you would like to create a list of
included files.
16.8.2 Solution
Put your file lists in files, then call them with
rsync's
--exclude-from or
—include-from options.
The files can contain a list of files, regular expressions, or both:
*.tmp
*.temp
*.bak
/etc/skel
/etc/local
Then add the --exclude-from or
—include-from option on the
rsync command line:
$ rsync -ae ssh /home /etc --exclude-from=~/exclude-list backup.test.net:/home-etc
16.8.3 Discussion
It's best to use only one or the other; using both
options is the fast track to confusion.
16.8.4 See Also
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