Re: [Duplicity-talk] [bug 884371] Globbing patterns fail to include some files

[edgar . soldin]

then it probably really is a bug and needs to be reproduced and addressed. 
let's see if somebody steps forward. maybe i'll have time to have a look at it 
later.

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On 24.11.2011 22:10, Elifarley Callado Coelho Cruz wrote:
> Hi Edgar,
>
> I failed to mention that I tried to use the "+ **" at the end of the
> file list... I tried it again, and here's the error message that I
> get:
>
> Reading globbing filelist /tmp/test-dup.files
> Last selection expression:
>     Command-line include glob: **
> only specifies that files be included.  Because the default is to
> include all files, the expression is redundant.  Exiting because this
> probably isn't what you meant.
>
>
> And here's my updated file list:
> # cat /tmp/test-dup.files
> - **/test-dup/folder-a
> **/test-dup/folder-b/*.txt
> - **/test-dup/folder-b
> + **
>
>
>
>
> Re: [Duplicity-talk] [bug 884371] Globbing patterns fail to include some
>
> ________________________________
> From:edgar . soldin
> Subject:Re: [Duplicity-talk] [bug 884371] Globbing patterns fail to
> include some files
> Date:Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:42:51 +0100
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> check manpage chapter file selection
> http://duplicity.nongnu.org/duplicity.1.html
>
> this is a known confusing issue, but as long as nobody takes care of it it'll
> probably stay that way ;)
>
> let me explain:
>
> the selection works from top to bottom prioritywise, and the patterns have to
> match if defined.
>
> so your defs say
>
> - **/test-dup/folder-a
> **/test-dup/folder-b/*.txt
> - **/test-dup/folder-b
>
> which says nothing about the folder-c or other paths. adding
>
> + **
>
> to the end would fix that.
>
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