On Wednesday 14 November 2018 15:11:33 Debra S Baddorf wrote: > > On Nov 14, 2018, at 2:04 PM, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> > > wrote: > > > > On Wednesday 14 November 2018 14:03:56 Jon LaBadie wrote: > >> On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 01:06:48PM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > >>> First a snip/paste of my 3 new del's as I try to split a big one > >>> up: line entry > >>> 28 coyote /home/gene/PublicA/ Publicag { > >>> 29 comp-coyote-tar > >>> 30 include "./[a-g]*" > >>> 31 exclude "./[h-z]*" > >>> 32 } 1 local > >>> 33 > >> > >> Chris already got the syntax error. > >> > >> I'll just note you do not need both the include > >> and the exclude lines. The "include" says these > >> are the only things to backup. > >> > >> If "comp-coyote-tar" has any common excludes (like > >> temp files or ???) the exclude above would replace > >> them. If you want to retain the excludes, you may > >> want to make them "exclude append" to add to any > >> default exclude. > >> > >> What if you create a "Gene" or a "123go" or a ".save" > >> file or directory under PublicA? Your 3 DLEs would > >> not back them up. I usually add a "catchall" DLE. > >> > >> In your case it might be: > >>> 28 coyote PublicMisc /home/gene/PublicA/ { > >>> 29 comp-coyote-tar > >>> 31 exclude "./[a-z]*" > >>> 32 } 1 local > >> > >> Jon > > > > Probably a good idea now that you mention it Jon, there are some > > files that start with numbers. > > > > Are the alpha's case sensitive? > > > > Meaning should I make one for include "./[0-9]*" "./[A-Z]*" perhaps? > > Something like: > > > > coyote PublicA09AZ /home/gene/PublicA { > > comp-coyote-tar > > include "./[0-9]*" "./[A-Z]*" > > ] 1 local > > > > to cover everything else? Done. > > Yes, they are case sensitive. If you have only a few numbers of > capital letters, they make perfect candidates for that Misc data set. > You really DO need to have that, in case you dump a file there later > that doesn’t fit any of the “include” rules you’ve remembered to use. > > Also, a tar backup fails (for me) if it has NO contents. So you > need to save a few things, like the numbers or capitals letters, that > really do already exist — so that the Misc set isn’t empty. > > Deb Baddorf Thanks for the headsup Deb, but I am positive there will be hits for the above entry. Tonight. or should I say tomorrow morning should tell that tale. Amcheck is saying it should work.
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