Scott wrote: > Perhaps an rsync 'job' file could be used instead of everything coming > from command line switches and separate file lists. Kind of like > rsyncd.conf but not for server mode. A typical config style > layout where > multiline include and exclude list can be placed along with all other > options. > > 'rsync --job-file ~/update_stuff'
You wouldn't get the "programability" of a scripting language that way - you'd still be stuck having to have a ton of options in rsync to do what people wanted, and the whole idea was to reduce the options to bare minimum and instead offer something more flexible. Eli. -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html