NetBackup Properties
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Syntax Rules for Exclude and Include Lists
Note:
VERITAS suggests that you always specify automounted directories and
CD-ROM file systems in the exclude list. Otherwise, if are not mounted at the
time of a backup, NetBackup must wait for a timeout before proceeding.
The following syntax rules apply to exclude lists:
• Only one pattern per line is allowed.
• The following special or wildcard characters are recognized:
[ ]
?
*
• To use special or wildcard characters literally (that is, as nonwildcard
characters), precede them with a backslash (\). For example, assume the
brackets in the following are to be used literally
C:\abc\fun[ny]name
In the exclude list, precede them with a backslash as in
C:\abc\fun\[ny\]name
Note:
A backslash (\) acts as an escape character only when it precedes a
special or wildcard character as in the above example. This means that
NetBackup normally interprets a backslash literally and it is a legal character
to use in pathnames.
• Spaces are considered legal characters. Do not include extra spaces unless
they are part of the file name.
For example, if you want to exclude a file named
C:\testfile
(with no extra space character at the end)
and your exclude list entry is
C:\testfile
(with an extra space character at the end)
NetBackup cannot find the file until you delete the extra space from the end
of the file name.
NetBackup 3.2 System Administrator's Guide for Windows NT
NetBackup 3.2 System Administrator's Guide for Windows NT
