Joseph. >> can I simply do: >> >> rsync -avx --exclude=/home/backup / /mnt/sdb2/ > > The exclude is relative from the path specified in the source. > > Check this out: > http://articles.slicehost.com/2007/10/10/rsync-exclude-files-and-folders Thank you! I am set now. -ML _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos