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Exclude/include priority

Asked by intherye

That question has been asked before, but it seems to me the answer is not valid anymore: https://answers.launchpad.net/backintime/+question/119878

My setup looks like that:

include:
/home/user
/home/user/video/personal

exclude:
/home/user/video

According to the above discussion, everything in video except personal/ should not be backed up. But in my case, the whole video/ folder is backed up. Has behaviour changed in the meantime?

It would be a great feature, if backintime could use rsync-style filter rules (see FILTER RULES section in rsync(1) man page), as it would be very flexible and transparent.

Thanks for the great and effective software,
Martin

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Best Germar (germar) said : 		#1

Hi Martin,

please try to exclude '/home/user/video/*'. Use the 'Add' Button for this. Not 'Add folder'.

Regards,
Germar

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intherye (intherye) said : 		#2

Thanks, that worked!

So, is there a clear order of precedence of included/excluded folders/files/patterns?

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intherye (intherye) said : 		#3

Thanks Germar, that solved my question.