Though I've not looked at the code, it seems like enabling the include feature would require nearly the same changes that went into adding exclude. Is there any reason, aside for lack of interest in the past, that the include feature was not added?
I wouldn't know about the implementation history, but my own use would actually indicate that an include capability would be more useful. When I do backups, I know what directories need to be copied - they're the ones that have irreplaceable data in them, and I know which ones they are. Seems to me that's an easier call than going through all of the directories on a volume and ruling out the ones that don't need to be backed up - and even in that case, being able to handle only a single exclude pattern seems counter-intuitive. Obviously, others will have different needs, but it's hard to imagine why both shouldn't be available.
I'm pursuing the idea of special Samba backup shares as a hack to get around the lack of includes, but I'd really prefer to put my backup-specific details in my backup program configuration...
-- Archie
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