On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 11:50:17 -0500, Nick Smith wrote: > when i try rdiff-backup i get this: > > mail root # rdiff-backup --include / \ > --exclude /dev /proc /sys /mnt/backup/system \ > Error: Switches missing or wrong number of arguments \ > See the rdiff-backup manual page for instructions \ > > i even made a file list.txt with this in it: > / > - /sys > - /proc > - /dev > - /mnt/backup > > and ran the command: > > mail root # rdiff-backup --exclude-filelist \ > list.txt /mnt/backup/system_backup/ > > and i get the same error, what am i doing wrong?
You haven't given a source directory. --include only specifies files within the source to include and it used to override parts of an --exclude. You need # cat list.txt /sys /proc /dev /mnt/backup rdiff-backup --exclude-filelist list.txt / /mnt/backup/system_backup/ -- Neil Bothwick Sacred cows make great hamburgers.
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