Symbolic link and alias processing
The backup-archive client evaluates all exclude.fs and exclude.dir statements and removes the excluded file spaces and directories.
After this initial evaluation, the client evaluates any include-exclude statements for controlling symbolic link and alias processing (exclude.attribute.symlink and include.attribute.symlink) against the remaining list of objects available for processing.
Alias processing applies to Mac OS X.
Table 1 defines options for controlling symbolic link and alias processing.
| Option | Description | Page |
|---|---|---|
| exclude.attribute.symlink | Excludes a file or a group of files that are symbolic links or aliases from backup processing only. | Exclude options |
| include.attribute.symlink | Includes a file or a group of files that are symbolic links or aliases within broad group of excluded files for backup processing only. | Include options |