How do I exclude more than one directory with rsync?

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To exclude a directory with rsync, use -av and -e:

# rsync -av -e --exclude='/path/' ip:/path/to/destination

To exclude mutiple directories with rsync, use -av and -e again:

# rsync -av -e --exclude='/path/to/file' --exclude='/path2/*' ip:/path/to/destination
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