5 1 0:Examples for Excluding Matched Patterns
Use-case scenario
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In all of the following examples, we assume that the directory to be backed up contains the following subdirectories and files:
# find /backupsource/ ./ADirectory1 ./ADirectory1/file1 ./dir-exclude ./dir-exclude/one ./DIRECTORY12FALL ./DIRECTORY12FALL/file1 ./ADirectory2 ./ADirectory2/file1 ./BDirectory2 ./BDirectory2/file1 ./BDirectory1 ./BDirectory1/file1 ./BDirectory1/file2 ./1235-Directory1 ./1235-Directory1/file1
The backup source in each example is /backupsource/. The excludes are entered manually into the exclude list field (but they can also be used in an exclude file). For more information, see Creating Exclude List.
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The backup job is started with extended logging level (-v 2) so that the excluded files are visible in the log.
Examples
All files and directories starting with the letter "A" are to be ignored
"/backupsource/A.*"
Result from the log:
2019-06-30 15:27:30: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/]... 2019-06-30 15:27:30: sbc-3108: Info: Item processed successfully: [./backupsource/] 2019-06-30 15:27:30: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/ADirectory1] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:27:30: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/ADirectory1/file1] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:27:30: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/dir-exclude]... 2019-06-30 15:27:30: sbc-3108: Info: Item processed successfully: [./backupsource/dir-exclude] 2019-06-30 15:27:30: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/dir-exclude/one]... 2019-06-30 15:27:30: sbc-3108: Info: Item processed successfully: [./backupsource/dir-exclude/one] 2019-06-30 15:27:30: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/VERZEICHNIS12FALL]... 2019-06-30 15:27:30: sbc-3108: Info: Item processed successfully: [./backupsource/DIRECTORY12FALL] 2019-06-30 15:27:30: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/DIRECTORY12FALL/file1]... 2019-06-30 15:27:30: sbc-3108: Info: Item processed successfully: [./backupsource/DIRECTORY12FALL/file1] 2019-06-30 15:27:30: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/ADirectory2] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:27:30: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/ADirectory/file1] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:27:30: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/BDirectory2]... 2019-06-30 15:27:30: sbc-3108: Info: Item processed successfully: [./backupsource/BDirectory2] 2019-06-30 15:27:30: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/BDirectory2/file1]...
All files and directories ending with "1" are to be ignored
"/backupsource/.*1$"
Result from the log:
2019-06-30 15:37:50: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/ADirectory1] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:37:50: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/ADirectory1/file1] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:37:50: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/dir-exclude]... 2019-06-30 15:37:50: sbc-3108: Info: Item processed successfully: [./backupsource/dir-exclude] 2019-06-30 15:37:50: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/BDirectory2/datei1] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:37:50: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/BDirectory1] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:37:50: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/BDirectory1/datei1] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:37:50: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/BDirectory1/file2]... 2019-06-30 15:37:50: sbc-3108: Info: Item processed successfully: [./backupsource/BDirectory1/file2] 2019-06-30 15:37:50: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/1235-Directory1] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:37:50: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/1235-Directory1/file1] excluded.
All files and directories ending with an arbitrary number are to be ignored
"/backupsource/.*\d$"
Result from the log:
2019-06-30 15:49:45: sbc-3108: Info: Item processed successfully: [./backupsource/dir-exclude/one] 2019-06-30 15:49:45: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/DIRECTORY12FALL]... 2019-06-30 15:49:45: sbc-3108: Info: Item processed successfully: [./backupsource/DIRECTORY12FALL] 2019-06-30 15:49:45: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/DIRECTORY12FALL/file1] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:49:45: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/ADirectory2] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:49:45: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/ADirectory2/file1] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:49:45: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/BDirectory2] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:49:45: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/BDirectory2/file1] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:49:45: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/BDirectory1] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:49:45: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/BDirectory1/file1] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:49:45: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/BDirectory1/file2] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:49:45: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/1235-Directory1] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:49:45: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/1235-Directory1/file1] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:49:45: sbc-3500: Info: All hardlinks completely saved.
All files and directories containing a two digit number are to be ignored
"/backupsource/DIRECTORY(\d\d)FALL"
Result from the log:
2019-06-30 15:54:28: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/dir-exclude]... 2019-06-30 15:54:28: sbc-3108: Info: Item processed successfully: [./backupsource/dir-exclude] 2019-06-30 15:54:28: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/dir-exclude/one]... 2019-06-30 15:54:28: sbc-3108: Info: Item processed successfully: [./backupsource/dir-exclude/one] 2019-06-30 15:54:28: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/DIRECTORY12FALL] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:54:28: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/DIRECTORY12FALL/one1] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:54:28: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/ADirectory2]... 2019-06-30 15:54:28: sbc-3108: Info: Item processed successfully: [./backupsource/ADirectory2] 2019-06-30 15:54:28: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/ADirectory2/one1]...
All files and directories ending with the string "-exclude" are to be ignored
"/backupsource/.*-exclude"
Result from the log:
2019-06-30 15:32:49: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/ADirectory1/datei1]... 2019-06-30 15:32:49: sbc-3108: Info: Item processed successfully: [./backupsource/ADirectory1/datei1] 2019-06-30 15:32:49: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/dir-exclude] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:32:49: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/dir-exclude/eins] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:32:49: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/DIRECTORY12FALL]... 2019-06-30 15:32:49: sbc-3108: Info: Item processed successfully: [./backupsource/DIRECTORY12FALL]
All files and directories that only contain lower case letters are to be ignored
"/backupsource/[a-z]"
Result from the log:
2019-06-30 15:56:48: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/ADirectory1/file1]... 2019-06-30 15:56:48: sbc-3108: Info: Item processed successfully: [./backupsource/ADirectory1/file1] 2019-06-30 15:56:48: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/dir-exclude] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:56:48: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/dir-exclude/one] excluded. 2019-06-30 15:56:48: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/DIRECTORY12FALL]... 2019-06-30 15:56:48: sbc-3108: Info: Item processed successfully: [./backupsource/DIRECTORY12FALL]
All files and directories that contain upper case letters and a two digit number are to be ignored
"/backupsource/[A-Z]+\d\d[A-Z]+"
Result from the log:
2019-06-30 16:02:23: sbc-3108: Info: Item processed successfully: [./backupsource/ADirectory1/file1] 2019-06-30 16:02:23: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/dir-exclude]... 2019-06-30 16:02:23: sbc-3108: Info: Item processed successfully: [./backupsource/dir-exclude] 2019-06-30 16:02:23: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/dir-exclude/one]... 2019-06-30 16:02:23: sbc-3108: Info: Item processed successfully: [./backupsource/dir-exclude/one] 2019-06-30 16:02:23: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/DIRECTORY12FALL] excluded. 2019-06-30 16:02:23: sbc-3014: Info: Item [./backupsource/DIRECTORY12FALL/file1] excluded. 2019-06-30 16:02:23: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/ADirectory2]... 2019-06-30 16:02:23: sbc-3108: Info: Item processed successfully: [./backupsource/ADirectory2] 2019-06-30 16:02:23: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/ADirectory2/file1]... 2019-06-30 16:02:23: sbc-3108: Info: Item processed successfully: [./backupsource/ADirectory2/file1] 2019-06-30 16:02:23: sbc-3008: Info: Processing item: [./backupsource/BDirectory2]..
See also
Creating Exclude List – Exclude with Regular Expressions
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