Eugene V. Lyubimkin wrote: > Kenneth Loafman wrote: >> Alexander Zangerl wrote: >>> On Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:20:45 +0200, "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" writes: >>>> Package: duplicity >>>> Version: 0.5.02-1 >>>> Severity: wishlist >>>> >>>> It would allow to skip spuriously appeared big temporary cache files and >>>> similar. >>> personally i think that's a somewhat dangerous option and would >>> suggest to use include/exclude statements to deselect things by path, >>> but i'm forwarding your request upstream. >> I have to agree with you on this one. One should not back up temp or >> cache directories anyway. Its a waste of backup time and space. There >> are list and regex include and exclude options in duplicity already, so >> use those to exclude the temp and cache directories completely, as well >> as /proc and /dev or any other synthetic directory. >> >> I would mark this as "Will Not Implement". Use whatever is equivalent. >> >> ...Ken >> > I understand your opinion. Though I originally said about those files which > don't lie in special or temp or cache directories - music, films, some > compiler-generated files in some cases.
All of these files have unique names or extensions, so you could still use regular expressions to exclude them all and not take a chance on excluding a large database that you do want to keep. Its a much less risky option. ...Ken -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
