BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] why are excludes sent to rsync when none are present in the config file?

2011-09-19 13:05:40
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] why are excludes sent to rsync when none are present in the config file?
From: Bowie Bailey <Bowie_Bailey AT BUC DOT com>
To: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:04:08 -0400
On 9/19/2011 11:16 AM, Raman Gupta wrote:
> On 09/18/2011 10:29 PM, Adam Monsen wrote:
>> AHA, adding the following entry to BackupFilesOnly '*' worked:
>>
>>   /opt/backup/stage/other/*
>>
>> Now that directory is backed up. But I don't understand why. :)
> Because
>
> /opt/backup/stage/other
>
> backs up the directory entry itself, but not its contents.
>
> /opt/backup/stage/other/*
>
> backs up the directory entry and contents but not subdirectories.
>
> /opt/backup/stage/other/**
>
> backs up the directory and all contents, including subdirectories.
>
> Do "man rsync" and check out the section "INCLUDE/EXCLUDE PATTERN RULES".

That's not the behavior that I'm seeing.  I have a linux host that I am
backing up via rsyncd.  BackupFilesOnly includes "/etc" and a couple of
other directories.  This successfully backs up the entire subtree on all
three specified directories.  No asterisks required anywhere.

-- 
Bowie

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