i guess this question is really about perl syntax, but it might
be something commonly done by backuppc users, so here goes:

i have the following in my global config:

    $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
      '/' => [  
        '/proc', 
        '/sys', 
        ],
      '*' => [  
        '.cache',
        '.gvfs',
        'slocate.db',  
        'ID',
        '*._nobackup_',
        '*.o'
        ]
    };


sometimes i wish to augment this list for a particular host:

    $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
      '/' => [  
        '/home', # /home is backed up separately on this host
        '/proc', 
        '/sys', 
        ],
      '*' => [  
        '.cache',
        '.gvfs',
        'slocate.db',  
        'ID',
        '*._nobackup_',
        '*.o'
        ]
    };

clearly it would be cleaner not to have to duplicate the entire
data structure in the host's config file.

is there a nice perl way to do something like this?  syntax
intentionally left vague:

    $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} += { ...  '/home' ....}

i'd like to be able to append to either the '*' catchall array
or a share-specific array.

paul
p.s. it's a testament to backuppc's stability that i've had my
subscription to this list disabled for almost 10 years!
=----------------------
paul fox, pgf AT foxharp.boston.ma DOT us (arlington, ma, where it's 58.5 
degrees)


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