[rdiff-backup-users] reorganizing backup folders

[chuck odonnell]

i have a fairly large repository that i back up using something like:

$ rdiff-backup remote::/m /backups/remote/m

but now i want to add some other folders that are above /m, e.g.:

$ cat include_file
/m
/etc
/usr/local/etc
$ rdiff-backup --include-globbing-filelist include_file --exclude / \
  remote::/ /backups/remote

is there a way to merge the new folders into the existing backup tree
or do i have to move the old /backups/remote/m folder out of the way
and start from scratch? i am less concerned about preserving
historical increments than i am with having to refetch the many gigs
of data that comprise remote::/m.

suggestions?

best,

chuck