Having * like that wont match any files with dots at the front...    And
I'm pretty sure having a space is needed.


This backs up absolutely nothing:
+skip: . 

This backs up almost nothing but does backup the .nsr file - which is
good if you were to do a bare-metal restore of a whole server:

+skip: *


So I think your *  is good, so long as all your data isnt in some file
that begins with a .

-----Original Message-----
From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On
Behalf Of Dave Martini 1
Sent: Saturday, 10 November 2007 5:50 AM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: [Networker] skipping files in a directory

If I want to skip the contents of a directory and everything in and 
below that
directory from getting backed up on Unix do I create a .nsr file with 
this syntax?

+skip:*

I had that file in there but the backup said it backed up 4 files
in that directory. Maybe it backs up the .nsr file and lost+found?

Thanks.
Dave.

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