Re: [Duplicity-talk] include/exclude patterns

[AJ Weber]

Ah, so maybe I finally figured that part out...

 

I have to explicity EXCLUDE everything from the root, then explicitly just include the w's.

 

This seems to work (though it also includes files at the root that start with "w", not just directories -- which is not 'tragic') :

address@hidden ~]# duplicity --verbosity 5 --encrypt-key "9C8ED9EA" --sign-key
 "9C8ED9EA" --include ignorecase:'/misc/nasdisk1/w*/**' --exclude /misc/nasdisk1 --archive-dir ~root/backupCache /misc/nasdisk1 "ftp://address@hidden/DISK 2/duplicity"

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From: AJ Weber

To: Discussion of the backup program duplicity

Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 1:43 PM

Subject: [Duplicity-talk] include/exclude patterns

OK, (me again).

 

So if I try to write a script to include specific dir's to split-up the overall backup, I'd think of trying something logical and simple such as alphabetical ranges of top-level folders, PLUS a separate backup for any top-level files not contained in any folders.

 

But I'm trying to figure out a test-pattern and nothing I try will work.

 

For example, if my backup root is /misc/nasdisk1, and I try --include '/misc/nasdisk1/[w]*/**'

I get some funky message about it thinking I want to do all files and that's the default, so it is exiting.  What I'm asking for is to backup all top-level directories (top level under the virtual root of /misc/nasdisk1) that start with the letter "w".

 

What am I doing wrong???

 

Here's an example of what I tried:

 

address@hidden ~]# duplicity --verbosity 5 --encrypt-key "9C8ED9EA" --sign-key
 "9C8ED9EA" --include ignorecase:'/misc/nasdisk1/[w]*/**'  --archive-dir ~root/backupCache /misc/nasdisk1 "ftp://address@hidden/DISK 2/duplicity"
NcFTP version is 3.2.1
Using temporary directory /tmp/duplicity-MEvL3K-tempdir
Last selection _expression_:
    Command-line include glob: ignorecase:/misc/nasdisk1/[w]*/**
only specifies that files be included.  Because the default is to
include all files, the _expression_ is redundant.  Exiting because this
probably isn't what you meant.
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