Linux rsync

examples of exclude list

       Here are some examples of exclude/include matching:

       o      "- *.o" would exclude all names matching *.o

       o      "- /foo" would exclude a file (or directory) named foo in the transfer-root directory

       o      "- foo/" would exclude any directory named foo

       o      "- /foo/*/bar" would exclude any file named bar which is at two levels below a directory named foo in the transfer-root directory

       o      "- /foo/**/bar" would exclude any file named bar two or more levels below a directory named foo in the transfer-root directory

       o      The combination of "+ */", "+ *.c", and "- *" would include all directories and C source files but nothing else (see also the --prune-empty-dirs option)

       o      The combination of "+ foo/", "+ foo/bar.c", and "- *" would include only the foo directory and foo/bar.c (the foo directory must be explicitly included or it would be excluded by the "*")

       The following modifiers are accepted after a "+" or "-":

       o      A / specifies that the include/exclude rule should be matched against the absolute pathname of the current item.  For example, "-/ /etc/passwd" would exclude the passwd file any time the transfer was sending files from
              the "/etc" directory, and "-/ subdir/foo" would always exclude "foo" when it is in a dir named "subdir", even if "foo" is at the root of the current transfer.

       o      A ! specifies that the include/exclude should take effect if the pattern fails to match.  For instance, "-! */" would exclude all non-directories.

       o      A C is used to indicate that all the global CVS-exclude rules should be inserted as excludes in place of the "-C".  No arg should follow.

       o      An s is used to indicate that the rule applies to the sending side.  When a rule affects the sending side, it prevents  files  from  being  transferred.   The  default  is  for  a  rule  to  affect  both  sides  unless
              --delete-excluded was specified, in which case default rules become sender-side only.  See also the hide (H) and show (S) rules, which are an alternate way to specify sending-side includes/excludes.

       o      An r is used to indicate that the rule applies to the receiving side.  When a rule affects the receiving side, it prevents files from being deleted.  See the s modifier for more info.  See also the protect (P) and risk
              (R) rules, which are an alternate way to specify receiver-side includes/excludes.

       o      A p indicates that a rule is perishable, meaning that it is ignored in directories that are being deleted.  For instance, the -C optionâs default rules that exclude things like "CVS" and "*.o" are marked as perishable,
              and will not prevent a directory that was removed on the source from being deleted on the destination.