Preview include-exclude list files

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You can preview the list of objects to be backed up or archived according to the include-exclude list, prior to sending any data to the server.

The backup-archive client GUI directory tree shows detailed information of included and excluded objects. The directory tree windows in the backup-archive client GUI allow you to select files and directories to include or exclude. You should use this preview command to make sure that you include and exclude the correct files. The following is a sample scenario for using the include-exclude preview function.

For example, follow these steps to back up the files on your /Users/home file space:

  1. Start the backup-archive client GUI and open the Backup tree. You can see all of the directories and files that have been excluded by your options file and other sources.
  2. Scroll down the tree and notice that all of the *.o files in your /Volumes/home/mary/myobjdir are backed up.
  3. You do not want to back up all of the *.o files, so you right click a .o file, and choose View File Details from the popup menu.
  4. The dialog shows that these files are included, so click the Advanced button and create a rule to exclude all .o files from the DATA:\home file space.
  5. A rule is created at the bottom of your options file. The current directory is refreshed in the Backup tree, and the .o files have the red 'X', meaning they are excluded.
  6. When you look at other directories, they show the new excludes that you have added. Click Backup to back up the files on your /home file space.