Re: [tlug] Strange shell quoting issue

[Jim <jep200404@example.com>]

Alain Hoang wrote:

> RSYNC="rsync -e ssh -av --exclude=\.*"

It works without the \ for me: 

   RSYNC="rsync -e ssh -av --exclude=.*"

Let's hope there's no file named --exclude=.foo in the 
current working directory. Test again after doing: 

   touch ./--exclude=.foo

Whether or not worrying about --exclude=.foo files 
is important, only Josh can make that call about his 
situation. 

A solid workaround is: 

   RSYNC="rsync -av --exclude-from patterns"

where patterns had just a single line: 

   .*

BTW, I RTFM'd rsync, and their exclude/include patterns 
were interesting. I couldn't come up with a solution using 
--exclude without the '='. My sh understading is lacking. 

Jim