Hi, I am new to this list. Just wanted to be a part of the list. You might want to use --exclude=".*/" in your rsync statement as mentioned by Brian Cluff and if you need to include any specific file, and that is hidden file then you could add --include=".specialfile" Thank you Amit Nepal plug-discuss-request@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us wrote: > Send PLUG-discuss mailing list submissions to > plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > plug-discuss-request@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > You can reach the person managing the list at > plug-discuss-owner@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of PLUG-discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. How to rsync and exclude hidden files? (joe@actionline.com) > 2. Re: How to rsync and exclude hidden files? (Brian Cluff) > 3. OT: Telephone land line and DSL alternatives? (joe@actionline.com) > 4. Re: OT: Telephone land line and DSL alternatives? (Eric Shubert) > 5. Re: OT: Telephone land line and DSL alternatives? (Eric Cope) > 6. Re: OT: Telephone land line and DSL alternatives? (AZ Pete) > 7. Re: OT: Telephone land line and DSL alternatives? > (joe@actionline.com) > 8. Re: OT: Telephone land line and DSL alternatives? > (Daniel Stasinski) > 9. Re: OT: Telephone land line and DSL alternatives? (Eric Cope) > 10. Re: OT: Telephone land line and DSL alternatives? (AZ Pete) > 11. Re: OT: Telephone land line and DSL alternatives? > (joe@actionline.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:12:10 -0600 > From: joe@actionline.com > Subject: How to rsync and exclude hidden files? > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Message-ID: > <385d17c848f0c1debebea323a2eb94db.squirrel@mail.actionline.com> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > > > Thanks to the always excellent help and advice from my plug friends, > I've been able to use 'rsync' to copy files between my Linux boxes, > and it has been a tremendous help. > > However, from studying the man page, I can't figure out what the > syntax should be to exclude hidden files. When I use this: > > rsync -avH --progress /home/joe/ joe@192.168.0.73:/home/joe/ > > It copied all the hidden files and kind of messed up my laptop. > > How can I modify that command to exclude hidden files? > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:30:04 -0700 > From: Brian Cluff > Subject: Re: How to rsync and exclude hidden files? > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Message-ID: <4BDA248C.4000504@snaptek.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > You should be able to use this command: > > rsync -avH --progress --exclude '.*' /home/joe/ \ > joe@192.168.0.73:/home/joe > > Also try adding the -n or --dry-run flag before running your rsync show > what it's going to do without actually doing it, so that you can make > sure it's going to do what you think it going to do before it actually > does it. > > Brian Cluff > > On 04/29/2010 04:12 PM, joe@actionline.com wrote: > >> Thanks to the always excellent help and advice from my plug friends, >> I've been able to use 'rsync' to copy files between my Linux boxes, >> and it has been a tremendous help. >> >> However, from studying the man page, I can't figure out what the >> syntax should be to exclude hidden files. When I use this: >> >> rsync -avH --progress /home/joe/ joe@192.168.0.73:/home/joe/ >> >> It copied all the hidden files and kind of messed up my laptop. >> >> How can I modify that command to exclude hidden files? >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:20:15 -0600 > From: joe@actionline.com > Subject: OT: Telephone land line and DSL alternatives? > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > > > Are there any alternatives to Qwest for land-line telephone and DSL service? > > Qwest has just raised their rates and I think some of the charges are > unreasonable, particularly for voice mail and the portion of the DSL > service that goes to M$ (which is the most irritating since I don't use M$ > for anything). > > For the land-line phone service, I pay $37.99/month which includes a > second land-line and voice-mail for one line. But then they charge $6.20 > for each of the two lines for "Federal Access Charge" (probably can't do > anything about that). But for voice mail on the second line, they charge > an additional $7.95/month plus $3.95 for an extension mailbox. That part > seems excessive to me. Surely there must be some other good alternatives. > > The broadband charges show as $38.00 for Qwest Connect Platinum > plus $16.99 for Qwest Connect PLTNM w MSFT, less "bundle savings" > of $5.00/month and a promotional discount of $15.00/month. > So $54.99 - $20.00 = $34.99/month. > > Any suggestions? > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:31:34 -0700 > From: Eric Shubert > Subject: Re: OT: Telephone land line and DSL alternatives? > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > joe@actionline.com wrote: > >> Are there any alternatives to Qwest for land-line telephone and DSL service? >> >> Qwest has just raised their rates and I think some of the charges are >> unreasonable, particularly for voice mail and the portion of the DSL >> service that goes to M$ (which is the most irritating since I don't use M$ >> for anything). >> >> For the land-line phone service, I pay $37.99/month which includes a >> second land-line and voice-mail for one line. But then they charge $6.20 >> for each of the two lines for "Federal Access Charge" (probably can't do >> anything about that). But for voice mail on the second line, they charge >> an additional $7.95/month plus $3.95 for an extension mailbox. That part >> seems excessive to me. Surely there must be some other good alternatives. >> >> The broadband charges show as $38.00 for Qwest Connect Platinum >> plus $16.99 for Qwest Connect PLTNM w MSFT, less "bundle savings" >> of $5.00/month and a promotional discount of $15.00/month. >> So $54.99 - $20.00 = $34.99/month. >> >> Any suggestions? >> >> > > I don't know of an alternative to Qwest for DSL. > > If you have a cell phone, consider dropping the land line phone service > entirely. I have Qwest DSL, with no phone service. > > If you think you need a phone line for fax, reconsider your faxing > needs. Try life without fax. When you need to send a fax, there are > services that will likely cost less than your phone line. > > If you must have a land line phone, consider using your own answering > machine. > > -- Thank you Amit Nepal Systems Administrator Phoenix Internet 602-385-0731 602-234-0917 # 112 --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss