S3 "--include" option topic is not clear

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Hi all,
it's not clear what is the input string from "--include" option.
Let me clarify. I'm copying S3 files. All files are in 1 folder but I want to split load by running copy from different machines splitting by filename first letter.
The working pattern is: --include "a*", which means all files starting with letter "a".

It's strange that next patterns are not working:
--include "**/a*"
--include "/a"

So it's not documented well - not clear the internal logic of pattern option, what does it check with? Because if it's full path, then "/a" should be working, but it's not.

Thanks

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  • best to start a new topic using help and support template and answer all the questions.
  • post a real world example using rclone tree and/or rclone ls

use --dump=filters

perhaps that should be --include="/a*" and it does work.