On 01/04/2017 02:40 PM, Ilario wrote: > 2017-01-04 20:11 GMT+01:00 Adrian Klaver <adrian.kla...@aklaver.com>: >> On 01/04/2017 11:00 AM, Ilario wrote: >>> Excluding a hidden file without full path doesn't rise an error (as >>> happens with non hidden files) and copies it anyway; e.g. >>> >>> mkdir temp >>> cd temp >>> mkdir .one >>> mkdir .two >>> mkdir three >>> mkdir four >>> rdiff-backup --exclude .one --exclude ./.two --exclude ./three . ../backup >>> ls -a ../backup >>> . .. four .one rdiff-backup-data >>> >>> copies also the .one file and gives no warning. >> >> I am not seeing a .one file I see a .one/ directory > > Yes, sorry, I meant directory, anyway I can see the same behaviour with files. > >> so I would say you need >> to do: >> >> --exclude .one** > > Does this work for you? It doesn't for me...
I was going from memory and did not actually try the pattern. My memory was faulty:( Turns out I had the ** in the wrong place: aklaver@tito:~/temp> rdiff-backup --exclude **one --exclude ./.two --exclude ./three . ../backup aklaver@tito:~/temp> ls -a ../backup/ . .. four rdiff-backup-data -- Adrian Klaver adrian.kla...@aklaver.com _______________________________________________ rdiff-backup-users mailing list at rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki
