On Wednesday 14 November 2018 15:30:11 Debra S Baddorf wrote:
> > On Nov 14, 2018, at 2:18 PM, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > 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.
>
> I wasn’t so much worried about contents existing for your nice 0-9
> and CAPS set ….. it’s the “LeftOvers” set that worried me. It can’t
> be empty.
>
With the addition of the last one, I don't think there will be
any "leftovers" as there aren't any .files
> And I’m not certain that amcheck cares, I don’t think it’ll tell you
> if the set is empty. Let’s see how tomorrow goes!
> Deb Baddorf
Yes. Its entirely possible it will make a liar out of me. I do see some
stuff "./-* and "./._*" so I'll include those too and that really should
include all.
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