> I'm currently using lots of excludes to build up a backup over a slow link
> in stages ..thanks to this list for this suggestion.
>
> I was wondering if there is an option for rysnc / backuppc to ignore files
> say over 500Mbytes ? This would be most useful in getting the initial backup
> in place ..then gradually increasing this number to encapsulate more files
> each time.

--max-size=SIZE         don't transfer any file larger than SIZE
--min-size=SIZE         don't transfer any file smaller than SIZE

>>From the rsync man page. 8-)

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