Hi, I tried these and none of them worked: Add this you your rsync command --exclude=**/cache --exclude **/download --exclude**/pub, and see if it gives you the required result. If not then please be more specific. On 7/27/06, Troy Engel <tengel at fluid.com> wrote: > > Melinda Odom wrote: > > > > I have also read the man pages but am not understanding. > > What part of the '--exclude=[PATTERN]' part of the man page is giving > you trouble? Is something not matching correctly, overmatching too much > or...? I found this someplace on the Internet and tried it and it did work: rsync -av --delete --exclude "/cache/" --exclude "/download/" Does this difference have to do with what version rsync is? Sincerely, Melinda Odom -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/403 - Release Date: 7/28/2006