What's the syntax to exclude ONE folder from rsync in "extra options"

[Cephyid]

I'm using rsync to test backing a dataset from one volume to another in the same machine. Rather than create a second dataset for one folder in there that I want backed up separately somewhere else though I just want to exclude it, and only it.

Been testing and have tried every syntax except the correct one.

1. I want to PUSH everything from /mnt/data_volume/123/backup test folder

EXCLUDING the folder called EXCLUSIONS

For example in "extra options" of the PUSH I put this

--exclude=/exclusions/

2. I'm PULLING to /mnt/data_backup

3. I created a rsync module with the path: /mnt/data_volume/123/backup test folder

Since I'm doing this on one machine my remote host is localhost in both PUSH and PULL and I'm not having any problems moving all the data. I had some nesting folder issues but solved that.

Am I supposed to have any syntax in the PULL? What am I missing?

 

[Ericloewe]

Manpage should help:
https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi...ath=FreeBSD+8.0-RELEASE+and+Ports&format=html

 

[enemy85]

read

https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/rsync-exclude-folder-extra-options-not-working.38397/

you'll find the answer you're looking for

 

[Cephyid]

read

https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/rsync-exclude-folder-extra-options-not-working.38397/

you'll find the answer you're looking for

I saw that and I have tried

Code:

--exclude=exclusions/

That example is TV SHOWS and he puts a \ between the two words. Is that relevant?

Code:

--exclude=TV\ Shows/

 

[Robert Trevellyan]

he puts a \ between the two words. Is that relevant?

No, that backslash allows the use of a space in the folder name.

 

[enemy85]

No, that backslash allows the use of a space in the folder name.

Actually it doesn't work for me...
I tried adding in my include command:

+ AppData
+ AppData/Roaming
+ AppData/Roaming/Apple\ Computer

but the "Apple Computer" folder is not copied! even if trying to move the backslash...
Any ideas?

 

[enemy85]

Actually it doesn't work for me...
I tried adding in my include command:

+ AppData
+ AppData/Roaming
+ AppData/Roaming/Apple\ Computer

but the "Apple Computer" folder is not copied! even if trying to move the backslash...
Any ideas?

I've tried all the suggested methods i found on the net (adding \,'," etc...) but none of them worked for me, so at the end the only available solution was to add the "-s, --protect-args" option in the extra option field.
Hope this would be helpful for someone