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edited Mar 12, 2017 at 9:51

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You're using --exclude (which expects a pattern) rather than --exclude-from (which reads fromexpects the name of a file containing patterns).

You also do not need -r (--recursive) with -a (--archive) as -a enables recursive syncing. In fact, -a is the same as -rlptgoD according to the manual.

You're using --exclude (which expects a pattern) rather than --exclude-from (which reads from a file containing patterns).

You also do not need -r (--recursive) with -a (--archive) as -a enables recursive syncing. In fact, -a is the same as -rlptgoD according to the manual.

You're using --exclude (which expects a pattern) rather than --exclude-from (which expects the name of a file containing patterns).

You also do not need -r (--recursive) with -a (--archive) as -a enables recursive syncing. In fact, -a is the same as -rlptgoD according to the manual.

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answered Mar 12, 2017 at 9:42

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You're using --exclude (which expects a pattern) rather than --exclude-from (which reads from a file containing patterns).

You also do not need -r (--recursive) with -a (--archive) as -a enables recursive syncing. In fact, -a is the same as -rlptgoD according to the manual.