given a list of files like /fish /dog /snake/asp /snake/python, the
results of a vac (as interpreted by vacfs) seem to be /fish /dog /asp
/python. is this intentional? it seems unexpected, and makes doing
selective backups using vac a bit awkward.
this is vac on p9p and vacfs on plan9, if that
2009/3/9 Anthony Sorace ano...@gmail.com:
given a list of files like /fish /dog /snake/asp /snake/python, the
results of a vac (as interpreted by vacfs) seem to be /fish /dog /asp
/python. is this intentional? it seems unexpected, and makes doing
selective backups using vac a bit awkward.
i
On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 6:35 AM, Anthony Sorace ano...@gmail.com wrote:
given a list of files like /fish /dog /snake/asp /snake/python, the
results of a vac (as interpreted by vacfs) seem to be /fish /dog /asp
/python. is this intentional? it seems unexpected, and makes doing
selective backups
On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 8:43 AM, roger peppe rogpe...@gmail.com wrote:
2009/3/9 Russ Cox r...@swtch.com:
if you want selective backups you
can use the -x flag.
presumably you mean the -e flag?
i meant the -x flag (he said he was on p9p).
http://swtch.com/plan9port/man/man1/vac.html
russ
2009/3/9 Russ Cox r...@swtch.com:
On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 8:43 AM, roger peppe rogpe...@gmail.com wrote:
2009/3/9 Russ Cox r...@swtch.com:
if you want selective backups you
can use the -x flag.
presumably you mean the -e flag?
i meant the -x flag (he said he was on p9p).
You can vac the directories separately and then use vac -m to create
an archive that looks any way you want.
On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 7:35 AM, Anthony Sorace ano...@gmail.com wrote:
given a list of files like /fish /dog /snake/asp /snake/python, the
results of a vac (as interpreted by vacfs) seem
i think
include fish/clown
exclude fish/*
and then vac fish dog pig
would be fine.
i haven't tried this,
but i know there are
some vac users who
use -x quite a bit.
russ
On Mon Mar 9 23:30:22 EDT 2009, ano...@gmail.com wrote:
that seems a little awkward. erik's suggestion is what i
think i'd really like. rog's would be okay, although still
somewhatawkward, were i on plan 9; since i'm not, i think
i have russ's option. so with -x, say i had a tree:
/dog
Erik Quanstrom wrote:
On Mon Mar 9 23:30:22 EDT 2009, ano...@gmail.com wrote:
that seems a little awkward. erik's suggestion is what i
think i'd really like. rog's would be okay, although still
somewhatawkward, were i on plan 9; since i'm not, i think
i have russ's option. so with -x, say i
