copying files with with and exclude certain folders

[donaldfarkas]

i use the system restore cd to copy files from windows partition with windows installation.

i have been using this when im inside t

cp -a * /mnt/"harddrive2"

what I would like to know if i can exclude files from being copied. I want to read the files to be excluded from a text file.


OR

Alternative method make i could make a bash script but then i have to figure out how to put it into systemrescuecd image before i burn it onto a cd.

[Irithori]

Have a look at

man rsync

Especially the --exclude-from=FILE option.

[donaldfarkas]

thank you for the info "rsync" is what im looking for

currently my code is

rsync -a * --exclude-from=ex_files.txt _oldData

now for my excludes do i need to add full path for folders?

OR

can I do a while card like

*\Temporary Internet Files\*

?

OR

if I put this in my excludes

Temporary Internet Files

will it be smart enough to just exclude folder automatically?