rsync and exclude hidden files

[Amit Nepal]

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


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> Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:12:10 -0600
> From: joe at actionline.com
> Subject: How to rsync and exclude hidden files?
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> 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 at 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?
>
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:30:04 -0700
> From: Brian Cluff <brian at snaptek.com>
> Subject: Re: How to rsync and exclude hidden files?
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> You should be able to use this command:
>
> rsync -avH --progress --exclude '.*' /home/joe/ \
> 	joe at 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 at 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 at 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?
>>
>>
>>
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> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:20:15 -0600
> From: joe at actionline.com
> Subject: OT: Telephone land line and DSL alternatives?
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> 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 = $34.99/month.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:31:34 -0700
> From: Eric Shubert <ejs at shubes.net>
> Subject: Re: OT: Telephone land line and DSL alternatives?
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> joe at actionline.com wrote:
>   
>> Are there any alternatives to Qwest for land-line telephone and DSL service?
>>
>> Qwest has just raised their rates and I think some of the charges are
>> unreasonable, particularly for voice mail and the portion of the DSL
>> service that goes to M$ (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.
>
>   


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Thank you

Amit Nepal
Systems Administrator
Phoenix Internet
602-385-0731
602-234-0917 # 112