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List:       redhat-devel
Subject:    Re: rsync excludes
From:       Bob Tennent <rdt () cs ! queensu ! ca>
Date:       2001-08-04 15:33:43
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 > problem is, no matter how i format the lines in the exclude file, the .
 > files are still synced, destroying the configuration of my laptop each
 > time.
 >
 > I have tried these in teh file:
 >
 > # $HOME/.filename
 > # ~/.filename
 > # .filename
 >
 > none of those seem to work.  

Because the initial # character turns them into comments. I also suggest not
using $HOME in a pattern. Look at the section on exclude patterns in the man
page for rsync to see what you can use.

Bob T.



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