On 06/20/2011 12:39 PM, Martin Simmons wrote:
>>>>>> On Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:13:39 -0600, Stuart McGraw said:
>>
>> > If you also wish to exclude other dot-directories, I would try something
>> > like:
>> >
>> > FileSet
>> > {
>> > Include
>> > {
>> > Options
>> > {
>> > wilddir = "/home/*/.backup"
>> > }
>> > Options
>> > {
>> > exclude = yes
>> > wild = "/home/*/.*"
>> > }
>> > File = /home
>> > }
>> > }
>>
>> That's what I tried before (along with some
>> permutations -- I admit to still not understanding
>> well how Bacula interprets Filesets.) The .backup
>> directory is included in the backed up files but its
>> contents are not.
>
> Adding
>
> wild = "/home/*/.backup/*"
>
> to the first options clause should fix that.
Indeed it did, thanks! (I thought I tried that
before posting, and definitely tried again it after
reading your response but seems I screwed something
up. This morning after a good night's sleep it does
work as advertised :-)
> BTW, excluding all dot files will lose potentially
> important ones such as
> .bashrc and .gnupg.
My plan is to move such files into the .backup
directory and replace the originals with symlinks.
Thanks for your help.
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