Braack Peter wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> it sounds trivial but I can't find a solution:
> How do I backup all files matching let's say *.log in every subdirectory?
> I know how to use directives to exclude specific files or folders.


Just a thought: Have you tried to skip "everything except .log", like in:
skip !*.log

I haven't seen this form in the manual, but it's worth a try anyway

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