Here's an example of one that I use to exclude files beginning with 'core.' or 
ending with '.lock':

$Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
  '/' => [
    'core.*',
    '*.lock'
  ]
};

Note that the first part must match a defined share name, like "/" or "c".

Tyler

On Monday 12 October 2009 20:22:56 Michael Stowe wrote:
> That would only apply to the module "Media," which is appropriate if and
> only if "Media" is listed as the share to back up.  It looks like you put
> "/Users/heathy/Music/" there instead, which ... doesn't match.
> 
> > This is what it is.  I added some other to see if it catches.
> > $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
> >    'Media' => [
> >      '*.mp3',
> >      '*/*.mp3',
> >      '/*.mp3'
> >    ]
> > };
> >
> > Heath
> >
> > On Oct 12, 2009, at 12:09 PM, Michael Stowe wrote:
> >> Probably.
> >>
> >> Does your exclude look like this?
> >>
> >> $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
> >>  '*' => [
> >>    '*/*.mp3'
> >>  ]
> >> };
> >>
> >>> Hmm.  I tried */*.mp3 and /*.mp3.  It's still picking up the test mp3
> >>> files.  I make a new file ever incremental to see if it picks it up.
> >>>
> >>> I'm not seeing the filters when I run the incremental: /usr/bin/ssh
> >>> -q
> >>> -x -l root 171.67.220.30 /usr/bin/rsync --server --sender --numeric-
> >>> ids --perms --owner --group -D --links --hard-links --times --block-
> >>> size=2048 --recursive . /Users/heathy/Music/
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Should I see my filters in the command that gets run?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> heath
> >>>
> >>>> The backup part is working. The problem is that the exclusions
> >>>> aren't
> >>>> working. For example i'm trying to exclude mp3s. So I've added both
> >>>> *.mp3 and .mp3 to the exclusion list and it's still backing up the
> >>>> mp3s. I'm wondering if I'm missing something. The examples of the
> >>>> exclusions only show directories and not files even though it states
> >>>> it can exclude files.
> >>>
> >>> I think you have to add the path. Something like */*.mp3
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