why should we need to specify the directories as additional params? wouldn`t it be enough to put that .NOBACKUP into specific dirs, tell rdiff-backup to watch out for those - and that`s it?
this looks quite similar for something i always used with EMC/Legato Networker (.nsr directive) regards roland > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Jeff Strunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Gesendet: 17.03.07 01:43:25 > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CC: rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org > Betreff: Re: [rdiff-backup-users] PATCH: Exclude if present > I just checked to make sure, but your example only excludes files > named .NOBACKUP . --exclude-if-present excludes the entire directory. > > Example: > $ ls -a test1 > . .. file1 test2 test4 > $ ls -a test1/test2 > . .. file1 .NOBACKUP test3 > $ /tmp/bin/rdiff-backup --exclude /**/.NOBACKUP /tmp/test1 /tmp/backup_test > $ ls -a backup_test > . .. file1 rdiff-backup-data test2 test4 > $ ls -a backup_test/test2/ > . .. file1 test3 > $ /tmp/bin/rdiff-backup --exclude-if-present .NOBACKUP /tmp/test1 > /tmp/backup_test2 > $ ls -a backup_test2 > . .. file1 rdiff-backup-data test4 > > -Jeff > > On Friday 16 March 2007 6:20 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > How similar to this is rdiff-backup --exclude /**/.NOBACKUP ? > > > > -Eric > > > > On Thu, 15 Mar 2007, dean gaudet wrote: > > > excellent, i've wanted this feature... i'll apply it next time i'm > > > running through patches. any chance you could do a 1.1.x port as well? > > > > > > thanks > > > -dean > > > > > > On Thu, 15 Mar 2007, Jeff Strunk wrote: > > >> I have a small contribution to make in the form of a simple selection > > >> function. > > >> > > >> My company has found that we needed a way for users to say that > > >> particular directories shouldn't get backed up. The attached patch adds > > >> the --exclude-if-present option. It has been tested with 1.0.4 and > > >> 1.0.5. > > >> > > >> I documented it on the wiki at > > >> http://wiki.rdiff-backup.org/wiki/index.php/ExcludeIfPresent . > > >> > > >> Thanks, > > >> Jeff Strunk > > >> IT Administrator > > >> Enthought, Inc. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > rdiff-backup-users mailing list at rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org > > > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users > > > Wiki URL: > > > http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki > > > > _______________________________________________ > rdiff-backup-users mailing list at rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users > Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki > _______________________________________________________________________ Viren-Scan für Ihren PC! Jetzt für jeden. Sofort, online und kostenlos. Gleich testen! http://www.pc-sicherheit.web.de/freescan/?mc=022222 _______________________________________________ rdiff-backup-users mailing list at rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki