directives and wildcards

[dkyancey]

Sorry if this is a double post. My first attempt seemd to have failed.

I have a question about directives: How might I be able to 'skip' everything in directories, where the directory name contains the word 'Temporary'. For example, I'd like to skip things like this:

C/Documents_and_Settings/user.DOMAIN/Local_Settings/Temporary Internet Files/

'user.DOMAIN' is variable so I tried entering this directive to account for variability:
<< */Temporary* >>
+skip;
And this:
<< */Temporary Internet Files/* >>
+skip;

But both produce errors by legato. Can wildcards be used in the << Dir >> statement? Any suggestions?

 

[rklerks]

Hello,

You have to put the dir name between &quot;double&quot; quotes.

We don't exclude dir names but we using it like this

<< &quot;E:\\MSSQL\\DATA&quot; >>
+skip: .?* *

To exclude everything from that dir

or

<< / >>
+skip: *.edb
+skip: JET*.tmp

Skip *.edb and JET*.tmp from all disks

 

[dkyancey]

I decided it best to use a local .nsr directive file. It contains these directives:
+skip: */Temporary Internet Files/*
+skip: */RECYCLE/*
+skip: */Cache/* */cache/*
+skip: *.tmp

However, I still get files such as this backed up:
/vol/vol1/userid/goldlk/Docs & Settings/userid/Local Settings/Temporary Internet Files/desktop.ini

What am I missing? Thanks in advance.

 

[605]

The correct syntax is as follows:

1. &quot;Global&quot; directives (configured within the resources)
UNIX/Linux
<< /absolute_pathname >>
[+]directive: file_name(s)

Examples: Just look at the &quot;UNIX standard directive&quot;

Windows
<< &quot;d:\absolute_pathname&quot; >>
[+]directive: file_name(s)

Examples: Just look at the &quot;UNIX standard directive&quot;
Only the pathnames are different

2. &quot;Local&quot; directives
UNIX/Linux
.nsr (in the directory)
[+]directive: file_name(s)

Example: Look at /nsr/mm/.nsr

Windows
nsr.dir (in the directory)
[+]directive: file_name(s)

Example: Look at ..\nsr\mm

Regards, Carsten

 

[eskolnik]

Networker 61.3
The user guide specifies:
Using Wildcards in ASM Specifications
Wildcards can be used in ASM specifications to replace a single character or string of characters. Standard filematching patterns are supported. On UNIX systems, when applying a directive to all files, including hidden files
(.* files), use * .?*. Note that there must be a space between the first asterisk and the dot.

So what’s the matter with a Directive


<< / >>
skip: tmp_mnt
+skip: core
+compressasm: .
+skip: /oradata*/*.ctl
+skip: /oradata*/*.dbf
+skip: /oradata*/*redo*.log
+skip: /oradata*/*.ARC

/ save: bad file name /oradata*/*.ctl in stdin directives, ignored
:/ save: bad file name /oradata*/*.dbf in stdin directives, ignored
save: bad file name /oradata*/*redo*.log in stdin directives, ignored
save: bad file name /oradata*/*.ARC in stdin directives, ignored



Ed Skolnik