>> >> [Doug whining because he has to create those empty exlude files ...]
Jean-Louis> You can use the keyword 'optional' on your exclude Jean-Louis> specification and amanda will not complain if the file Jean-Louis> doesn't exist. You don't have to create empty files. >> Cool! I don't see the particular syntax in the man page. (I was >> afraid I'd just not read the page closely enough after the upgrade. >> :)) Jean-Louis> The man page is clear: exclude [ list|file ][[optional][ append ][ "string" ]+] Jean-Louis> So you need: exclude list optional ".amanda.excludes" Are Jean-Louis> you looking at the man page for 2.4.3? Sigh. I used a system with 2.4.2 on it. I found a 2.4.3 system and you are right, there it is in the manual, clear as day. Where did I put that baseball bat with RTFM carved into the end?
