Backup File/Directory Exclude Specs

[BobParticipant]

After running into some surprises trying to use file/directory exclude specs, I want to make sure I understand the rules.

1) The exclude spec IS case-sensitive, correct? (From my root directory, I have a subdirectory “BackWPup”. If I specify “backwpup”, it doesn’t work.)

2) From my root directory, I have a subdirectory “test1”. I had originally thought I could exclude it and subsequent test subdirectories (test2, test3, etc) by specifying “test*”. But that doesn’t work. What are the rules for using wildcards in a file and/or directory exclude spec?

Thanks.

[udadminKeymaster]

Hi Bob,

1) The exclude spec IS case-sensitive, correct? (From my root directory, I have a subdirectory “BackWPup”. If I specify “backwpup”, it doesn’t work.)

This depends on the underlying on your webserver filesystem. UNIX-based systems are case sensitive; Microsoft-Windows-based systems are not case sensitive.

2) From my root directory, I have a subdirectory “test1″. I had originally thought I could exclude it and subsequent test subdirectories (test2, test3, etc) by specifying “test*”. But that doesn’t work. What are the rules for using wildcards in a file and/or directory exclude spec?

That should work – where are you entering that? Often people enter it in the wrong box. Checking the log file should also help – it shows how it applied the rules.

David

[BobParticipant]

Re #2: Sure enough, I had accidentally included a space between the comma ending the previous exclude spec and the “test*”. Once I removed the erroneous space it worked fine.

Thanks.

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