On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Dave Howorth wrote:
> Andrew Price wrote: > > On 12/01/07 11:57, Andrew Price wrote: > >> I'm using --include-globbing-filelist. If I wanted to specify a file in > >> a file list that has [] in the file name, e.g. myfile[foo].txt, how > >> would I escape the square brackets so that they aren't treated as a > >> globbing pattern? > > > > I apologise for "bumping" this thread. Does somebody have an answer to > > the above question? Even if it's "it can't be done, you should work > > around it" it would be helpful to me. I'm just trying to close a bug in > > a project that relates to it. Let me know if the question is worded badly. > > I'm new to rdiff-backup and I don't know python, so I'm not sure I'll be > much help, but I guess any answer is better than none. The code that > implements this appears to be in selection.py and it says: > > def glob_to_re(self, pat): > """Returned regular expression equivalent to shell glob pat > > Currently only the ?, *, [], and ** expressions are supported. > Ranges like [a-z] are also currently unsupported. There is no > way to quote these special characters. > > So I guess the answer is "it can't be done", or rather, "you'll need to > hack this code". patches welcome. include a man page patch as well. -dean _______________________________________________ rdiff-backup-users mailing list at rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki
