SUMMARY: How to exclude Files from Backup

From: Dr. Otto Titze, Kernphysik TUD, +49 6151 162916 <titze_at_ikp.tu-darmstadt.de>
Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 17:06:57 +0100 (CET)

Thanks to all who responded:

Arno Hahma <arno_at_azido.pp.utu.fi>
"Gavin Kreuiter" <gavin_at_transactive.usko.com>
Donn Aiken daiken_at_regents.edu
Nikola Milutinovic <Nikola.Milutinovic_at_ev.co.yu>
"Dr. Tom Blinn, 603-884-0646" <tpb_at_doctor.zk3.dec.com>

The answer is, as many pointed out, there is no way

tbp:
"You found no hint because there is no way to do this at present."

Original Question:
>
>Hi all,
>
>a simple question from an unexperienced Unix user:
>How can I exclude certain files, subdirectories from a backup with
>vdump. (Under VMS I have two possibilities. 1. set files to
>"nobackup" or 2. exclude files with a qualifier in the command
>line). I would prefer possibility 1. Reading the vdump man pages I
>found no hint.


Regards

Otto

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