.syncignore examples

[Technomyke]

The unofficial faq has a couple examples for using the .syncingore. I was hoping someone could provide some more examples on excluding subfolders.

So I'm clear the .syncignore is a .txt file uth-8. So with notepad I would make a new file and save it in uth-8 format file as .syncignore.txt, correct?

To give an example to excluding a folder I have c:\stuff shared and I want to ignore c:\stuff\folder1 and c:\stuff\folder5. What do I add to the .syncignore.txt?

What about having an include option? include only .mp4. Similar to how robocopy can do includes and excludes.

Thanks

[GreatMarko]

So I'm clear the .syncignore is a .txt file uth-8. So with notepad I would make a new file and save it in uth-8 format file as .syncignore.txt, correct?

Correct! (although when you add a new folder to BitTorrent Sync, a .SyncIgnore file should be automatically created in the folder you've just added)

To give an example to excluding a folder I have c:\stuff shared and I want to ignore c:\stuff\folder1 and c:\stuff\folder5. What do I add to the .syncignore.txt?

Add the lines:

folder1

folder5

What about having an include option? include only .mp4. Similar to how robocopy can do includes and excludes.

This has been suggested a number of times (for instance, here) - a sort of ".SyncInclude" alternative/addition to ".SyncIgnore" to include, rather than exclude files/folders - unfortunately, at present time, such a feature isn't available, but do suggest it in the wishlist thread!

[Technomyke]

thanks for the clarification. now that you mentioned the "file should be created automatically" I turned on hidden files and saw the one it generates. Makes much more sense now.

[acmodeu]

I'm syncing data among 2 windows and one debian machines. There is folderX which I want to be exclude from syncing. What should I write in .SyncIgnore files on both windows and debian clients if the folder name may coincide with other folders? Example:

/sync-folder/

/sync-folder/folderX

/sync-folder/folder1/folderX

I want to exclude folderX only from folder1.

[Disappointed Cat]

This: /folder1/folderX

The leading '/' is relative to the sync root and not the system root. I like to avoid using the leading slashes though because that way you can't use the .SyncIgnore files as an ignore list with 'tar' for instance.

[acmodeu]

This: /folder1/folderX

The leading '/' is relative to the sync root and not the system root. I like to avoid using the leading slashes though because that way you can't use the .SyncIgnore files as an ignore list with 'tar' for instance.

Thank you. Do you mean that on windows client I also should use "/" or "\" instead?

[Disappointed Cat]

Yes, use forward slashes on all platforms.

[ap2]

How do i exclude all subfolders of a syncfolder generally?

So i sync the given folder but never any subfolders.

[GreatMarko]

How do i exclude all subfolders of a syncfolder generally?

So i sync the given folder but never any subfolders.

I've not tried it myself, but perhaps:

/*

[Disappointed Cat]

That would exclude everything (including the files).

I'd try /*/ or /*/*.

The latter would leave empty directories on the other peers.

[ap2]

I'd try /*/ or /*/*.

The latter would leave empty directories on the other peers.

I tried various expressions before, including the ones in your suggestion.

I always end up with empty subdirectories.

But what i would like is that there is even no creation of the subdirectories.

Funny thing is, even very odd expressions like ./ or ./* caused the same effect here:

subdirectories are created but no files in it.

[raveur]

I tried various expressions before, including the ones in your suggestion.

I always end up with empty subdirectories.

But what i would like is that there is even no creation of the subdirectories.

Have you tried /*/.