Hi, sorry if this has been asked before, but I just can't find anywhere on the net that tells me how to do this. I've been trying for ages to get this right, using various forms of --include-from, --exclude, --filter, etc.
I want to copy only specific directories that contain specific filetypes, from sourcedir to destdir. For example, I want to copy all .mp3 and all .ogg files found in the GroupA, GroupC directories under /home/paul/sourcedir/. For example, if I have /home/paul/sourcedir/GroupA/Album1/song.mp3 /home/paul/sourcedir/GroupA/Album1/cover.jpg /home/paul/sourcedir/GroupA/Album2/song.ogg /home/paul/sourcedir/GroupA/Album2/cover.jpg /home/paul/sourcedir/GroupB/Album1/song.mp3 /home/paul/sourcedir/GroupC/Album1/song.mp3 /home/paul/sourcedir/GroupC/Album1/song2.mp3 then I want to end up with /home/paul/destdir/GroupA/Album1/song.mp3 /home/paul/destdir/GroupA/Album2/song.ogg /home/paul/destdir/GroupC/Album1/song.mp3 /home/paul/destdir/GroupC/Album1/song2.mp3 I have tried various forms of + *.mpg + *.ogg + /GroupA/*** + /GroupC/*** into an --include-from file, but it just copies everything under GroupA and GroupC, regardless if it's .mp3 and .ogg. Is there no way to do this: "copy these extensions in these directories"? I don't want to specify the extensions to NOT include, because they could be anything, I know that I just want mp3 and ogg types. Thank you! -- . -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
