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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