is it possible to exclude directories/folders from a rsync command please? i know you can do files using a wildcard like *.avi, but is it possible to exclude e.g. /home/boztu/videos ? Sharon. -- A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk/taste/index.html efever = http://www.efever.blogspot.com/ efever = http://sharon04.livejournal.com/ Debian 6,0.3, Gnome 1:2.30+7, LibreOffice 3.4.4 Registered Linux user 334501