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Improve --files-from docs - fixes #547

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Nick Craig-Wood 2016-07-05 12:33:59 +01:00
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@ -257,6 +257,41 @@ Prepare a file like this `files-from.txt`
Then use as `--files-from files-from.txt`. This will only transfer Then use as `--files-from files-from.txt`. This will only transfer
`file1.jpg` and `file2.jpg` providing they exist. `file1.jpg` and `file2.jpg` providing they exist.
For example, let's say you had a few files you want to back up
regularly with these absolute paths:
/home/user1/important
/home/user1/dir/file
/home/user2/stuff
To copy these you'd find a common subdirectory - in this case `/home`
and put the remaining files in `files-from.txt` with or without
leading `/`, eg
user1/important
user1/dir/file
user2/stuff
You could then copy these to a remote like this
rclone copy --files-from files-from.txt /home remote:backup
The 3 files will arrive in `remote:backup` with the paths as in the
`files-from.txt`.
You could of course choose `/` as the root too in which case your
`files-from.txt` might look like this.
/home/user1/important
/home/user1/dir/file
/home/user2/stuff
And you would transfer it like this
rclone copy --files-from files-from.txt / remote:backup
In this case there will be an extra `home` directory on the remote.
### `--min-size` - Don't transfer any file smaller than this ### ### `--min-size` - Don't transfer any file smaller than this ###
This option controls the minimum size file which will be transferred. This option controls the minimum size file which will be transferred.