Installation and User's Guide

The preview backup command generates a tab-delineated text file that can beimported into a spreadsheet program. The preview contains information such aswhether the file is excluded or included. If the file is excluded, the pattern, orreason, that the file is excluded is listed, along with the source for the pattern.Supported ClientsThis command is valid for all clients.Syntax►► PREview backup filespec-filter=ALL-filter=INCL-filter=EXCL-FILEName= filename►►-CONsole-TRAverse=Yes-TRAverse=No►◄ParametersfilespecSpecifies the path and file name that you want to back up. Use wildcardcharacters to select a group of files or all the files in a directory.-filter Specifies the output to display – included objects, excluded objects, orboth.ALL Display output for included and excluded objects. This is thedefault.INCLudedDisplay output for included objects only.EXCLudedDisplay output for excluded objects only.-FILEName=Specifies the filename in which to write the tab-delineated output. Thedefault is dsmprev.txt.-CONsoleOutput is written to the console, and the file.-TRAversePreview the current directory and subdirectories.Yes Preview the current directories and subdirectories. This is thedefault.No Preview only the current directory, not subdirectories.Important: Specifying -traverse does not preview directories excludedusing the exclude.dir option.Query AccessThe query access command shows who you have given access to backup versionsor archive copies of specific files.Chapter 13. Using commands 579