> We have a couple of systems where we exclude entire subtrees with very
> simple include/exclude statements, yet an incremental backup spends an
> inordinate amount of time rummaging around subdirectories where is
> cannot possibly have anything useful to do. For example, one subtree
> with 250,000 files in it caused 90+ minutes of client cpu crunching.
Try 'exclude /var/spool/news/.../*' :-)
I'd rather exclude the whole filesystem.......
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Alan Edmonds, KB5ZUY Texas Instruments, Inc.
Alan Edmonds, KB5ZUY Texas Instruments, Inc.
System Administrator, Composer Development M/S 8515
Phone: +1-972-575-6427 6620 Chase Oaks Blvd.
Email: Alan.Edmonds AT ti DOT com Plano, TX, USA 75023
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