Using rsync with patterns

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How can I make copies of only the files whose names are similar to ones patterns ( patterns ) ? I tried using rsync , but either nothing is copied or everything is copied. These questions in SO in English did not help me:

rsync include-from problems

Using Rsync include and exclude options to include directory and file by pattern

Here are some of my attempts to do it:

Everything on the command line (command line):

rsync -rv --include='solexa/' --include='solexa/*/*.csv' --exclude='*' solexa RunMetrics

With a pattern file:
```
rsync -av --include-from patrones.txt solexa RunMetrics
```
Here is my pattern file ( patterns ) when nothing is copied. I want to copy only the files with names that start with a number:
```
+ ^\d.*/*.csv
- *
```
Here is my file of " patterns " when you copy everything:
```
+ */*.csv
```

I do not care if it's done with rsync or with another tool, I just thought that rsync had the capabilities to do it.

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asked by Christopher Bottoms 09.12.2015 в 02:55

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score 2 · Answer 1

It seems that \d is not used in this type of pattern, but the patr: on [0-9] corresponds well to the numbers (as used in bash ).
Also, you have to include patterns for all the directories above the files required (and you still have to include / at the end of the directory pattern):

These patterns work to correspond to the desired files:

+ [0-9].*/
+ [0-9].*/*.csv
- *

score 0 · Answer 2

And generating previously a file with the content of everything you want ...

Something like this:

$ find . -iname "[0-9]*" -exec echo "fichero " {} >> /tmp/lista_ficheros \;

Then you can include / use it in the rsync using the - files-from

parameter

$ rsync ....  --files-from=/tmp/lista_ficheros** ....