On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 12:31 PM, Xuo <xuoy AT free DOT fr> wrote:
>  Hi,
>
> My RsyncShareName is /home.
> I would like to be able to backup everything under /home/* but NOT to
> backup all hidden files (.xxx files) of /home/* EXCEPT (for ex) .tcshrc,
> .ssh, .filezilla and .thunderbird files or dirs.
>
> I have excluded some .xxx files (with BackupFilesExclude) but it is
> painful and some new .xxx files can be added anytime. The best should be
> to exclude all except some of them.
>
> How can I do this ?

I wish I could give you some specific advice but I haven't tried this
so I'll have to speak in generalities.

I'm pretty sure excludes are applied prior to includes so I would
approach it like this:
- Use a single exclude for all ".xxx" files. The excludes work
differently depending on the backup method so I would play with this
until I get it working. I don't even understand them completely.
- Then include the specific directories you want to backup.

Just be careful how you craft your excludes. If you use a glob (i.e.
*) on the front of your exclude then I think it will apply to every
directory, not just /home. Also, I don't think it will differentiate
between hidden directories or hidden files.

Richard

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