lsyncd include specific files exclude rest

[Armen Geo]

I am using lsyncd version 2.2.2. here is my current code.

settings {

logfile = "/etc/lsyncd.log",

statusFile = "/etc/lsyncd.status",

insist = true,

}

sync {

default.rsyncssh,

source = "/home/abc/public_html/course/testcgi/adminfiles",

host = "xxx.xx.xxx.xxx,

targetdir = "/home/abc/public_html/course/testcgi/adminfiles",

delay = 0,

exclude = { '*' },

rsync = {

perms = true,

owner = true,

}

}

As the code stands above it will and does exclude all files. Now I want to include specific file names. I have tried

include = { '*' }

include-from = { '*' }

but neither is working.

Is this not possible to do?

Thanks.

[Armen Geo]

Hi Axel,

Help I'm stuck.  Can you give me some feedback here please.

[Andrew Fruin]

Armen,  a year later...

Assuming version 2.2.X

Do not use the sync { exclude={'*'} ... as it can never be overwritten via an include of any sort.

 Therefore you will also need to remove both the include = and the include-from =  statements.

Instead of using sync { variables use an _extra = { ... definition to modify the rsync { as is demonstrated below...

 sync {

    ...

    rsync {

      binary = "/usr/bin/rsync",

         ...

      _extra = { '--include=filename.ext', '--exclude=*' },

      }

}

Please note:  The include must precede the exclude!

The use of _extra {} is a dirty workaround and should only be used as a last resort.
In my opinion this need is a worthy usage of the feature.

Axel has wisely requested that when we find a need to use the _extra workaround that we submit a feature request.

I will if you will.