rsync : how to exclude specific files or folders ?

[Vincent Trouilliez]

On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:48:33 -0500
Matthew Flaschen <matthew.flaschen at gatech.edu> wrote:

> Yes, and if you want to switch from a chain of exclude parameters to a
> file (e.g. if the command line starts getting long), you can just do:
> 
> rsync <options> --exclude-from=my_exclude_file <source> <destination>
> 
> And my_exclude_file is then just:
> 
> *.VirtualBox
> *.googleearth
> 
> Exactly the same format.

Ah ok, thanks, will keep that in mind.


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