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Re: samba excludes and includes
2003-10-31 16:21:17
Jon LaBadie wrote:
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...
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Archie
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