How to rsync just the current folder?

Question

I want to sync some files from a remote server to my local computer. How can I make rsync to just copy the files with a certain file extension in the directory but no subdirectories?

I assumed this to be an easy task, but embarassingly I'm not getting it for nearly 2 hours. So could someone give me an example?

I did various experiments with something like the following command:

rsync -a --include=what? --exclude=what? -e ssh [email protected]:/test /test

Answer 1

If you just want one extension, in one directory, why not just use regular globbing?

rsync /home/you/rsync_this/*.jpg user@server:/remote/folder/

You can even copy multiple extensions with:

rsync /home/you/rsync_this/*.{jpg,png,gif} user@server:/remote/folder/

Answer 2

What about:

rsync $(pwd)/*.stuff  user@server:$(pwd)

$(pwd) will expand to the current dir on both sides and you will save yourself some typing ;)