rsync will not exclude hidden files in gsutil 4.15

Question

Previously gsutil appeared to not upload hidden files. Now hidden files cannot be prevented from upload. Using the -x command with either .*/\\..* or .*/[.].* still uploads both hidden files and directories. This is with a local directory up to a bucket.

Is there a different expression that is required?

Answer 1

The -x exclude option should work:

gsutil rsync -x '\..*|./[.].*$' source-dir gs://your-bucket

You can learn more about it from the [official documentation].