I always play it safe and include the backslash at the end of the
filesystem name:
dsmc s -sudir=yes /filesystem/

Sharon Stidd

Client/Server Administrator
Alliance Data Systems
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Gahanna OH 43230
614/729-4340
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> From:         Richard Sims[SMTP:rbs AT BU DOT EDU]
> Sent:         Thursday, May 28, 1998 11:12 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: Selective Backup
>
> Matthias - You didn't give us a sample of your command invocation.
>            In the past, some users have been confused as to the order
> of coding operands on the command line.  Make sure you have something
> like:  'dsmc s -subdir=yes /FilesysName' .
> If you still find no directories being backed up, you should assure
> that you are at the latest software levels, and thereafter report
> to IBM Support as a problem.  (Remember that Selective does not back
> up empty directories.)
>     Richard Sims, Boston University OIT
>