Built in Directive

[Letreen]

I am trying to use the default "Unix standard directives" which includes
<< /tmp >>
skip: * .?*

but is seems like I am still getting backups of the /tmp directories on all my unix hosts.

Any suggestions as to what can be causing the problem.

 

[NWNinja]

Try this instead, if you for instance want to skip all dirs named "tmp" and "TMP" (not the same thing).

<< / >>
+skip: tmp TMP

 

[NWvictim]

I think you need
<< /tmp >>
+skip: .

(dot after +skip
it means "skip all files in current directiry, which is /tmp

 

[GunnarD]

Om my machine the following is in default unix directive:

<< /tmp >>
skip: .?* *

And no files in /tmp is backed up.

 

[605]

The directive is ok. But is /tmp a symbolic link. If so, it woould not be followed according to the 'uasm' manpage.