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To specify files and directories in include and exclude statements, you must use
the escape character "\" to specify the wildcards. However, the escape character
can only be used inside the character classes "[]".
The following examples illustrate how to specify files and directories that contain
wildcard characters using the escape character and character classes in
include-exclude statements.
To exclude the single directory C:\[dir2] from backup processing, enter the
following in the dsm.opt file:
exclude.dir "C:\[\[]dir2[\]]"
To exclude the single file C:\file[.txt from backup processing, enter the
following in the dsm.opt file:
exclude.dir "C:\file[\[].txt"
Tip: If you use the Preferences Editor to include or exclude a single file or
directory that contains wildcard characters, you must manually edit the include or
exclude statement to escape the wildcard characters. The Preferences Editor does
not automatically escape the wildcard characters. Follow the previous examples to
edit the include or exclude statements in the dsm.opt file or the include-exclude
file.
Related concepts
“Wildcard characters” on page 528
Include and exclude groups of files with wildcard characters
You can use wildcard characters to include or exclude groups of files.
To specify groups of files that you want to include or exclude, use the wildcard
characters listed in the following table. This table applies to include and exclude
statements only.
A very large include-exclude list can decrease backup performance. Use wildcards
and eliminate unnecessary include statements to keep the list as short as possible.
Table 12. Wildcard and other special characters
Character Function
? The match one character matches any single character except the directory
separator; it does not match the end of the string. For example:
v The pattern ab?, matches abc, but does not match ab, abab, or abzzz.
v The pattern ab?rs, matches abfrs, but does not match abrs, or abllrs.
v The pattern ab?ef?rs, matches abdefjrs, but does not match abefrs, abdefrs,
or abefjrs.
v The pattern ab??rs, matches abcdrs, abzzrs, but does not match abrs, abjrs,
or abkkkrs.
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