diff --git a/tests/exclude-rsync.lua b/tests/exclude-rsync.lua
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+++ b/tests/exclude-rsync.lua
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+#!/usr/bin/lua
+require("posix")
+dofile("tests/testlib.lua")
+
+cwriteln("****************************************************************")
+cwriteln(" Testing excludes                                               ")
+cwriteln("****************************************************************")
+
+local tdir, srcdir, trgdir = mktemps()
+local logfile = tdir .. "log"
+local cfgfile = tdir .. "config.lua"
+local range = 5
+local log = {"-log", "all"}
+
+writefile(cfgfile, [[
+settings = {
+    logfile = "]]..logfile..[[",
+    nodaemon = true,
+	delay = 3,
+}
+
+sync {
+    default.rsync,
+	source = "]]..srcdir..[[",
+	target = "]]..trgdir..[[",
+	exclude = {
+        "erf",
+		"/eaf",
+		"erd/",
+		"/ead/",
+	},
+}]]);
+
+-- writes all files
+local function writefiles() 
+	posix.mkdir(srcdir .. "d");
+	writefile(srcdir .. "erf", "erf");
+	writefile(srcdir .. "eaf", "erf");
+	writefile(srcdir .. "erd", "erd");
+	writefile(srcdir .. "ead", "ead");
+	writefile(srcdir .. "d/erf", "erf");
+	writefile(srcdir .. "d/eaf", "erf");
+	writefile(srcdir .. "d/erd", "erd");
+	writefile(srcdir .. "d/ead", "ead");
+end
+
+-- test if the filename exists, fails if this is different to expect
+local function testfile(filename, expect) 
+	local stat, err = posix.stat(filename)
+	if stat and not expect then
+		cwriteln("failure: ",filename," should be excluded");
+		os.exit(1);
+	end
+	if not stat and expect then
+		cwriteln("failure: ",filename," should not be excluded");
+		os.exit(1);
+	end
+end
+
+-- test all files
+local function testfiles() 
+	testfile(trgdir .. "erf", false);
+	testfile(trgdir .. "eaf", false);
+	testfile(trgdir .. "erd", true);
+	testfile(trgdir .. "ead", true);
+	testfile(trgdir .. "d/erf", false);
+	testfile(trgdir .. "d/eaf", true);
+	testfile(trgdir .. "d/erd", true);
+	testfile(trgdir .. "d/ead", true);
+end
+
+
+cwriteln("testing startup excludes");
+writefiles();
+cwriteln("starting Lsyncd");
+local pid = spawn("./lsyncd", cfgfile);
+cwriteln("waiting for Lsyncd to start");
+posix.sleep(3)
+cwriteln("testing excludes after startup");
+testfiles();
+cwriteln("ok, removing sources");
+if srcdir:sub(1,4) ~= "/tmp" then
+	-- just to make sure before rm -rf
+	cwriteln("exist before drama, srcdir is '", srcdir, "'");
+	os.exit(1);
+end
+os.execute("rm -rf "..srcdir.."/*");
+cwriteln("waiting for Lsyncd to remove destination");
+posix.sleep(5);
+if os.execute("diff -urN "..srcdir.." "..trgdir) ~= 0 then
+	cwriteln("fail, target directory not empty!");
+	os.exit(1);
+end
+
+cwriteln("writing files after startup");
+writefiles();
+cwriteln("waiting for Lsyncd to transmit changes");
+posix.sleep(5);
+testfiles();
+
+cwriteln("killing started Lsyncd");
+posix.kill(pid);
+local _, exitmsg, lexitcode = posix.wait(lpid);
+cwriteln("Exitcode of Lsyncd = ", exitmsg, " ", lexitcode);
+posix.sleep(1);
+if lexitcode == 0 then
+	cwriteln("OK");
+end
+os.exit(lexitcode);
+
+-- TODO remove temp
diff --git a/tests/exclude-rsyncssh.lua b/tests/exclude-rsyncssh.lua
new file mode 100755
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+++ b/tests/exclude-rsyncssh.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+#!/usr/bin/lua
+
+require("posix")
+dofile("tests/testlib.lua")
+
+cwriteln("****************************************************************");
+cwriteln(" Testing excludes ");
+cwriteln("****************************************************************");
+cwriteln(" (this test needs passwordless ssh localhost access ");
+cwriteln("  for current user)");
+
+local tdir, srcdir, trgdir = mktemps()
+local logfile = tdir .. "log"
+local cfgfile = tdir .. "config.lua"
+local range = 5
+local log = {}
+log = {"-log", "all"}
+
+writefile(cfgfile, [[
+settings = {
+    logfile = "]]..logfile..[[",
+    nodaemon = true,
+	delay = 3,
+}
+
+sync {
+    default.rsyncssh,
+	host = "localhost",
+	source = "]]..srcdir..[[",
+	targetdir = "]]..trgdir..[[",
+	exclude = {
+        "erf",
+		"/eaf",
+		"erd/",
+		"/ead/",
+	},
+}]]);
+
+-- writes all files
+local function writefiles() 
+	posix.mkdir(srcdir .. "d");
+	writefile(srcdir .. "erf", "erf");
+	writefile(srcdir .. "eaf", "erf");
+	writefile(srcdir .. "erd", "erd");
+	writefile(srcdir .. "ead", "ead");
+	writefile(srcdir .. "d/erf", "erf");
+	writefile(srcdir .. "d/eaf", "erf");
+	writefile(srcdir .. "d/erd", "erd");
+	writefile(srcdir .. "d/ead", "ead");
+end
+
+-- test if the filename exists, fails if this is different to expect
+local function testfile(filename, expect) 
+	local stat, err = posix.stat(filename)
+	if stat and not expect then
+		cwriteln("failure: ",filename," should be excluded");
+		os.exit(1);
+	end
+	if not stat and expect then
+		cwriteln("failure: ",filename," should not be excluded");
+		os.exit(1);
+	end
+end
+
+-- test all files
+local function testfiles() 
+	testfile(trgdir .. "erf", false);
+	testfile(trgdir .. "eaf", false);
+	testfile(trgdir .. "erd", true);
+	testfile(trgdir .. "ead", true);
+	testfile(trgdir .. "d/erf", false);
+	testfile(trgdir .. "d/eaf", true);
+	testfile(trgdir .. "d/erd", true);
+	testfile(trgdir .. "d/ead", true);
+end
+
+
+cwriteln("testing startup excludes");
+writefiles();
+cwriteln("starting Lsyncd");
+local pid = spawn("./lsyncd", cfgfile, unpack(log));
+cwriteln("waiting for Lsyncd to start");
+posix.sleep(3)
+cwriteln("testing excludes after startup");
+testfiles();
+cwriteln("ok, removing sources");
+if srcdir:sub(1,4) ~= "/tmp" then
+	-- just to make sure before rm -rf
+	cwriteln("exist before drama, srcdir is '", srcdir, "'");
+	os.exit(1);
+end
+os.execute("rm -rf "..srcdir.."/*");
+cwriteln("waiting for Lsyncd to remove destination");
+posix.sleep(5);
+if os.execute("diff -urN "..srcdir.." "..trgdir) ~= 0 then
+	cwriteln("fail, target directory not empty!");
+	os.exit(1);
+end
+
+cwriteln("writing files after startup");
+writefiles();
+cwriteln("waiting for Lsyncd to transmit changes");
+posix.sleep(5);
+testfiles();
+
+cwriteln("killing started Lsyncd");
+posix.kill(pid);
+local _, exitmsg, lexitcode = posix.wait(lpid);
+cwriteln("Exitcode of Lsyncd = ", exitmsg, " ", lexitcode);
+posix.sleep(1);
+if lexitcode == 0 then
+	cwriteln("OK");
+end
+os.exit(lexitcode);
+
+-- TODO remove temp