I just delete this altogether when setting up unix directives...   Ok so
I backup a few core files - but who am I to say they're not important?  

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: EMC NetWorker discussion 
> [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of Teresa Biehler
> Sent: Friday, 27 June 2008 3:31 AM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: [Networker] directives - core files vs core directories
> 
> Is it possible to write a directive to skip files named core 
> but to back
> up directories named core?  
> 
>  
> 
> What brings this up is the standard unix directive contains this:
> 
>  
> 
> << / >>
> 
>             +skip: core
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> So both files and directories that are named core are 
> skipped.  We have
> software which has a directory for the "core" install that is named
> core.  I need to back up this directory, but I don't want to 
> back up all
> the (potentially large) core files on the system.  How do I get around
> this?
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Teresa
> 
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