Hi, the correct patten should be **/.pixi (with slash).
KR, Eric On November 25, 2024 1:15:36 PM UTC, Garjola Dindi <garj...@garjola.net> wrote: > >Hi, > >I have been using rdiff-backup happily for some years now without any issue. >So thanks! > >I am updating my use to exclude a set of directories that are created when >using virtual environments for python development. These directories are >created into the source trees and they are always called '.pixi'. Since they >are scattered all over the place when one has many projects, I can’t use full >paths or even relative paths to a common base dir. > >I first tried using --exclude '**.pixi', but they are still present in the >backups. I don't know if there is some interaction with other include/exclude >options, so I have tried using --exclude-regexp '.pixi' and the result is the >same. > >I am a bit ashamed of asking the question, but I have read the man page and >done some research on the internet and I still struggle to understand what the >problem is. > >Thanks in advance for your help. > >G. > >
