Looking in "Using the <xyz> Backup-Archive Client" we can find article
"Using Wildcard Characters":
"In a command, you can use wildcard characters in the file name or file
extension *only*."
Thus "[in,ex]clude \app_directory*\backup" will not work.
You can use "\...\backup" instead but it might not produce the desired
results.
Last chance is still one by one listing in inclexcl file or dsm.opt.

Zlatko Krastev
IT Consultant






"MCCANN,Tim" <tim.mccann AT DEWR.GOV DOT AU>
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02.09.2002 04:39
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        Subject:        Exclude folies


Hi All,

        Long time reader, first time poster.  I would like to know if I
can use pattern matching expression in an include/exclude statement for
an .opt file  What we have is something along the lines of

\app_directory\backup
\app_directory_1\backup
\app_directory_2\backup
\app_directory_3\backup
\app_directory_4\backup
\app_directory_5\backup
\app_directory_6\backup
\app_directory_7\backup

All we want to backup are the backup directories that reside one level
down.  This continues on for about fifty some directories.  What I would
like to do is use pattern matching expression type of thing, so as I
don't have an .opt file that goes on and on.  If anyone has come across
a situation like this before I would appreciate any tips.

Thanks,

Tim.

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