On 01Aug2019 14:13, ToddAndMargo <ToddAndMargo@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Is there a way to do a "cp -r" and have it
exclude certain directories?
Aside from "chmod 0 those_directories..."?
Or: "cp -r a b; rm -r b/c b/d ..."?
Use rsync:
rsync -ia --exclude=/local/path/to/subdir1 --exclude=....... this that
Note that the leading "/" in the --exclude anchors the pattern to the
top of "this", not the root directory.
Also note that there are a few rsync options which -a does not include,
notably (IIRC) -H (preserve hard links - may consume memory), -X
(extended attributes) and -A (acls).
Test with the -n option first.
Cheers,
Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx>
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