> 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 ? You can use the --exclude option if you want to specifiy the directory from the commandline. If you want to do it in a filter file just use the name of the directory and prepend it with a minus. Like so + .rsync - .rsync/logs HTH Grx HdV