Either format is correct. However, there is no quoting or escaping in the file. So: - filename1 - file name 1 or without the -
On 1/3/20 1:45 PM, @lbutlr via rsync wrote:
> I have seen two main styles in examples for using rsync with exclude-from.
>
> The first is simply a list of filename, one per line.
>
> The second is a list of filenames, one per line, prefixed with either a - or
> a + to indicate exclude/include. Which is correct?
>
> Also, none show the correct style with a filname containing spaces, though I
> assumed quoting is OK
>
> Exclude1.txt:
> - filename1
> - “file name 1”
>
> Exclude.txt:
> filename1
> “file name 1”
>
> Which of these will exclude both filename1 and “file name 1” anywhere they
> appear in the source?
>
>
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