You can exclude in two ways:
exclude /abc/def/test/.../*
exclude.dir /abc/def/test/
You can omit the beginning slash (better don't) but do not put too many
dots in front - you can exclude
/home/bigboss/abc/def/test/very_important_file.report
Note also that former statement increases "Total number of objects
inspected: " counter (as well as the time backup runs ;-) especially for
many files in there. The later just skips the whole dir and does not care
at all what it contains (but I do not know does it expire already backed up
files !?).

Zlatko Krastev
IT Consultant





George Lesho <GLesho AT AFCE DOT COM> on 17.10.2001 21:27:34
Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
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Subject:        inclexcl w/3.7 server & client

I am at the point of tears... I can not make a working inclexcl file. I am
on a TSM 3.7.3.6 server with 3.7.2 and 4.1.3 clients.
Here is my layout... both my api and ba /bin/dsm.sys files point to an
inclexcl file.

If I have a directory structure:

/abc/def/test/subtest/junk

and wish to exlude the subdirectory /abc/dev/test and the subdirectories
and files below, what do I put in my inclexcl file???
I have used the exclude and exclude.dir statements with many variations and
have had NO luck excluding anything. If anyone can offer any suggestions, I
would be very grateful! Thanks

George Lesho
System/Storage Admin
AFC Enterprises