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The skip file switch causes Symantec Ghost to exclude the indicated files during a create
or restore operation. A skip entry can specify a single file, a directory, or multiple files
using the * wildcard. File names must be given in short file name format and all path names
are absolute. Only FAT system files can be skipped. It is not possible to skip files on NTFS
or other file systems. The skip switch may only be included in the command line once. To
specify multiple skip entries, they must be included in a text file indicated using
-skip=@skipfile. The format of the skip text file, skipfile, matches the format used with the
CRC32 vexcept option.
For example, as follows:
■ -skip=\windows\user.dll
Skips the file User.dll in the Windows directory.
■
-skip=*\readme.txt
Skips any file called Readme.txt in any directory.
■ -skip=\ghost\*.dll
Skips any file ending with .dll in the Ghost directory.
■
-skip=\progra~1\
Skips the program files directory (note the short file name).
■
-skip=@skipfile.txt
Skips files as outlined in Skipfile.txt. For example:
*\*.tmt
[partition:1]
\windows\
*\*.exe
[Partition:2]
*\*me.txt
This Skipfile.txt file would skip all *.tmt files on any partition, the Windows directory,
all *.exe files on the first partition, and any file that ends with me.txt on the second
partition.
When using the skip switch with a wildcard extension, only those files with an extension
are skipped. For example:
-skip=asdf.* skips asdf.txt but does not skip asdf.
-skip=x
Enables spanning of image files across volumes.
Do not use this switch if you are running Ghost.exe to write an image file directly to a
CD-R/RW. Ghost.exe automatically spans CD-R/RW disks if required.
-span
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Command-line switches