Preview Backup

The preview backup command simulates a backup command without sending data to the server.

The preview backup command generates a tab-delineated text file that can be imported into a spreadsheet program. The preview contains information such as whether the file is excluded or included. If the file is excluded, the pattern, or reason, that the file is excluded is listed, along with the source for the pattern.

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Supported Clients

This command is valid for all clients.

Syntax

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                              .- -filter=ALL--.   
>>-PREview--backup--filespec--+- -filter=INCL-+----------------->
                              '- -filter=EXCL-'   

>--+----------------------+--+-----------+---------------------->
   '- -FILEName= filename-'  '- -CONsole-'   

   .- -TRAverse=Yes-.   
>--+----------------+------------------------------------------><
   '- -TRAverse=No--'   

Parameters

filespec
Specifies the path and file name that you want to back up. Use wildcard characters to select a group of files or all the files in a directory.
-filter
Specifies the output to display – included objects, excluded objects, or both.
ALL
Display output for included and excluded objects. This is the default.
INCLuded
Display output for included objects only.
EXCLuded
Display output for excluded objects only.
-FILEName=
Specifies the filename in which to write the tab-delineated output. The default is dsmprev.txt.
-CONsole
Output is written to the console, and the file.
-TRAverse
Preview the current directory and subdirectories.
Yes
Preview the current directories and subdirectories. This is the default.
No
Preview only the current directory, not subdirectories.
Important: Specifying -traverse does not preview directories excluded using the exclude.dir option.