-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Why not do the du on the backup where the excluded files aren't there?
On 10/05/11 12:57, Paul Dugas wrote: > I use --filter='dir-merge .backup-filter" to allow my users to > designate portions of their home directories that should be excluded > from my rsync-based backup system. I'm looking for a way to > periodically generate a report that shows the amount of backup space > being used by each user. I've tinkered with writing my own script > that processes any filter files into --exclude parameters for "du" but > recently, I've been wondering if there's an easier way that would use > rsync itself, the --filter argument, and --dry-run. Anyone ever run > into something like this? > > P - -- ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ Kevin Korb Phone: (407) 252-6853 Systems Administrator Internet: FutureQuest, Inc. ke...@futurequest.net (work) Orlando, Florida k...@sanitarium.net (personal) Web page: http://www.sanitarium.net/ PGP public key available on web site. ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk6MjwcACgkQVKC1jlbQAQdXmwCg4svGXZBq0uUFfbRdkJW7gvWe LDcAnj1ZbtjppnU2wh84LL+ps7Q5iT78 =7t6m -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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