I want to move some subset of files from dirA to dirB (let's say files with "blah" in the filename), but I want all the nested directories to be the same in the new location. How can I do that?
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- possible duplicate of Rsync filter: copying one pattern onlyGilles 'SO- stop being evil'– Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'2011-04-08 20:14:43 +00:00Commented Apr 8, 2011 at 20:14
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The magic of rsync filter rules:
$ rsync -av --filter="+ */" --filter="-! *blah*" /source /dest Consult the rsync man page for the details on filter rules, but here's the condensed version for this particular need.
--filter="+ */" means "include everything that is a directory"
--filter="-! *blah* means "exclude everything that does NOT include blah in the filename"
If you need to copy these files cp will do:
cd dirA find . -iname "*blah*" | xargs -If cp --parents f dirB Option --parents preserves subdirs - it creates the full directory path for the destination.
- the syntax here is much more clear than rsyncMatěj Šmíd– Matěj Šmíd2020-04-11 15:00:12 +00:00Commented Apr 11, 2020 at 15:00
This worked for me:
rsync -ave 'ssh -p 22' --filter="+ */" --exclude="*_blah.blah" [email protected]:/source/directory/ /destination/directory/
The -e switch defines rsync transfer protocol with port as -p 22. Also, the trailing / slashes are important to let the program know it's dealing with directories.
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