[rdiff-backup-users] Re: excluding files via include list

[abhi]

On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 21:40:07 +0530, abhi <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 11:39:20 +0100, Troels Arvin <address@hidden> wrote:
...
> > - and then an rdiff-backup command that goes like:
> > rdiff-backup --include-filelist includelist --exclude / \
> >   address@hidden::/ hostname
> 
> that does not work (for me). i only get /home and /etc
> "directory" archived. not the contents :)
> 
> my include list looks:
> --
> /home/username/
> /etc/
> --
...
> all dont work. jsut the directory gets archived!
> 
> i used the same command line you specified i.e. specify
> the include list and using "--exclude /"

ok, using --include-globbing-filelist with this include list:
--
/home/username/
/etc/
--

Works for me :) But I am not why? can somebody please explain.

Thanks
abhi

> 
> any other way?
> 
> abhi
>