GMS S wrote:
[ I would pretty much recommend that you specifically omit /dev and /proc too. Save the filter to a text file and make it look something like this (I like the first one but you might not). + and - symbols should be obvious. - ~* - /lost+found/ + **/home/user/backup rsync -vpa --filter='. /path/to/rsync-filter' $source $destination I didn't think '-a' option indicates compression at all, only 'archive' and you might want '-u' option for update. Craig ] So what would be the final command if I exclude these directory? /lost+found /media /mnt /dev /proc /home/user/backup /dev
I use this sort of thing with a 500GB USB drive (automounted at "/media/500GB-Drive" by Gnome): #!/bin/bash # Back up system to a specific directory given on the command # line or a default based on today's date. Excludes the /proc, # /sys, /dev and /media directories MYHOST=`hostname` TODAY=`date +%d-%b-%Y` if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then TGT="/media/500GB-Drive/$MYHOST-BackUp-$TODAY" else TGT=$1 fi rsync -avXA --exclude-from=/etc/skipdirs.rsync / $TGT with /etc/skipdirs.rsync containing: /proc/* /sys/* /dev/* /media/* Tweak as you see fit. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer ricks@xxxxxxxx - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 22643734 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - To err is human, to moo bovine. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
