Re: doc patch for $Conf{BackupFilesExclude}

On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 12:23:12AM +0100, Holger Parplies wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Steve M. Robbins wrote on 2011-10-29 21:29:49 -0500 [[BackupPC-devel] doc patch for $Conf{BackupFilesExclude}]:
> > I was confused about how BackupFilesExclude worked with rsync[1].

> > +For rsync or rsyncd, omit the share name in the exlusion pattern.
> > +When backing up "/home", for example, the exclusion
> > +"/home/steve/.mozilla" will not match, but "steve/.mozilla" will
> > +match.
> > +
> >  Users report that for smbclient you should specify a directory
> >  followed by "/*", eg: "/proc/*", instead of just "/proc".
> 
> this is not specific to rsync.

OK.  I put in the disclaimer because I only read up on rsync -- I
didn't have the energy to check all the other transfer methods.


> rsync(1), you'll agree that the matter of specifying exclude and include
> patterns is rather complex. This is clearly beyond the scope of config.pl (or
> BackupPC.pod). 

Perhaps.  As a user, however, I'd vastly prefer a configuration
language that would abstract away all the varying details so that

  1. I do not have to read the manpage for tar or rsync or smb, and
  2. the set of files included/excluded does not change if I change transfer method.

I can't tell from the current docs whether #2 is really an issue or
not but there are notes in there "for tar" and "for smbclient" so I am
wary.

My 2 cents,
-Steve

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