[vox-tech] rsync filters

[Wade Pinkston]

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Here's what worked

cat .ipodsycfilter
P .rockbox
P iPod_Control
P Calendars
P Contacts
- - *.exe
- - *.mpg
- - video/
- - dan_brown/
- - herman_melville

Thanks for the help.

Wade Pinkston wrote:
> Hello,  I'm trying to write a rsync filters file so system files will
> not be deleted from my ipod but I keep getting this error.
> 
> invalid modifier sequence at 'i' in filter rule: .ipodsycfilter
> rsync error: syntax or usage error (code 1) at exclude.c(777)
> [client=2.6.9]
> 
> the line of interest in my rsync script is as follows
> 
> $RSYNC -av --modify-window=2 --delete --filter=".ipodsycfilter" $MUS/
> $IPOD/
> 
> here is what I have in the .ipodsycfilter file.
> 
> - *.exe
> - video/
> - rP .rockbox
> 
> I've read though the rsync man page but there aren't any good examples
> of a filter page nor the protect modifier "P"
> 
> Is anybody familiar enough with rsync to help point me in the right
> direction or at least point out my errors?
> 


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