Re: [rdiff-backup-users] create-full-path patch

[slashdev]

On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 12:18:23 +0000, Keith Edmunds <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> The attached patch adds a "--create-full-path" option to rdiff-backup; the
> patch is against version 0.13.4.
> 
> I like to maintain the backup tree as a mirror of the client system,
> but I don't want to back up every directory. 

Same here. Its useful to have complete paths. I like this option
(infact I remember reading the man page carefully searching for
such an option ;)

> For example, I may want to back up/var/lib/cvs without backing up
> the entire /var tree. In the past this could be achieved with include/exclude
> options, but it is difficult to maintain as other directories may be created
> under /var.

I admit. Carefully maintaining include/exclude filelist is cumbersome.

Thanks for the patch. Hopefully it will make into the next rdiff release :)
S.