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author | Chris Wilson <chris+github@qwirx.com> | 2007-08-05 19:39:42 +0000 |
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committer | Chris Wilson <chris+github@qwirx.com> | 2007-08-05 19:39:42 +0000 |
commit | 8738a529ddeb5fc2d2ec56a9b722c1ef56dc684c (patch) | |
tree | e68a4ee05cc43c94fe6161d74f3f4acaeca7c15d /bin/bbackupd/bbackupd-config.in | |
parent | 747589f03a1ba61273d21ed6446ad47841a1f46a (diff) |
Fix documentation comments on ExcludeDir/AlwaysInclude.
Fix warning about mounted filesystems to reflect current reality.
Diffstat (limited to 'bin/bbackupd/bbackupd-config.in')
-rwxr-xr-x | bin/bbackupd/bbackupd-config.in | 25 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/bin/bbackupd/bbackupd-config.in b/bin/bbackupd/bbackupd-config.in index c06b818d..86a094d5 100755 --- a/bin/bbackupd/bbackupd-config.in +++ b/bin/bbackupd/bbackupd-config.in @@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ __E print ' ',$_,"\n" for(@tobackup); print <<__E; -Note: If other file systems are mounted inside these directories, then problems may occur -with files on the store server being renamed incorrectly. This will cause efficiency -problems, but not affect the integrity of the backups. +Note: If other file systems are mounted inside these directories, then +they will NOT be backed up. You will have to create separate locations for +any mounted filesystems inside your backup locations. WARNING: Directories not checked against mountpoints. Check mounted filesystems manually. @@ -425,7 +425,24 @@ Server # files, except one MP3 file in particular. # # In general, Exclude excludes a file or directory, unless the directory is -# explicitly mentioned in a AlwaysInclude directive. +# explicitly mentioned in a AlwaysInclude directive. However, Box Backup +# does NOT scan inside excluded directories and will never back up an +# AlwaysIncluded file or directory inside an excluded directory or any +# subdirectory thereof. +# +# To back up a directory inside an excluded directory, use a configuration +# like this, to ensure that each directory in the path to the important +# files is included, but none of their contents will be backed up except +# the directories futher down that path to the important one. +# +# ExcludeDirsRegex = /home/user/bigfiles/.* +# ExcludeFilesRegex = /home/user/bigfiles/.* +# AlwaysIncludeDir = /home/user/bigfiles/path +# AlwaysIncludeDir = /home/user/bigfiles/path/to +# AlwaysIncludeDir = /home/user/bigfiles/path/important +# AlwaysIncludeDir = /home/user/bigfiles/path/important/files +# AlwaysIncludeDirsRegex = /home/user/bigfiles/path/important/files/.* +# AlwaysIncludeFilesRegex = /home/user/bigfiles/path/important/files/.* # # If a directive ends in Regex, then it is a regular expression rather than a # explicit full pathname. See |