From a5a264842e5862d425fe9cc2d363cc1336fdbc70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wayne Davison Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 23:16:41 +0000 Subject: Don't use underscores in the example filter rules. --- rsync.yo | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'rsync.yo') diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo index d718453f..34541606 100644 --- a/rsync.yo +++ b/rsync.yo @@ -1339,8 +1339,8 @@ tt(- *)nl() This fails because the parent directory "some" is excluded by the '*' rule, so rsync never visits any of the files in the "some" or "some/path" directories. One solution is to ask for all directories in the hierarchy -to be included by using a single rule: "+_*/" (put it somewhere before the -"-_*" rule). Another solution is to add specific include rules for all +to be included by using a single rule: "+ */" (put it somewhere before the +"- *" rule). Another solution is to add specific include rules for all the parent dirs that need to be visited. For instance, this set of rules works fine: @@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ itemize( allows the list-clearing token (!) to be specified. If no filename is provided, ".cvsignore" is assumed. it() A bf(e) will exclude the merge-file name from the transfer; e.g. - "dir-merge,e_.rules" is like "dir-merge,_.rules" and "-_.rules". + "dir-merge,e .rules" is like "dir-merge .rules" and "- .rules". it() An bf(n) specifies that the rules are not inherited by subdirectories. it() A bf(w) specifies that the rules are word-split on whitespace instead of the normal line-splitting. This also turns off comments. Note: the @@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ itemize( also disabled). it() You may also specify any of the modifiers for the "+" or "-" rules (below) in order to have the rules that are read-in from the file - default to having that modifier set. For instance, "merge,-/_.excl" would + default to having that modifier set. For instance, "merge,-/ .excl" would treat the contents of .excl as absolute-path excludes. ) @@ -1427,7 +1427,7 @@ The following modifiers are accepted after a "+" or "-": itemize( it() A "/" specifies that the include/exclude should be treated as an absolute path, relative to the root of the filesystem. For example, - "-/_/etc/passwd" would exclude the passwd file any time the transfer + "-/ /etc/passwd" would exclude the passwd file any time the transfer was sending files from the "/etc" directory. it() A "!" specifies that the include/exclude should take effect if the pattern fails to match. For instance, "-! */" would exclude all -- cgit v1.2.3