Commit a07738e4 authored by bescoto's avatar bescoto

Clarified treatment of excluded files


git-svn-id: http://svn.savannah.nongnu.org/svn/rdiff-backup@438 2b77aa54-bcbc-44c9-a7ec-4f6cf2b41109
parent 51a29579
...@@ -498,12 +498,12 @@ string specified by --remote-schema, quote it with another %, as in ...@@ -498,12 +498,12 @@ string specified by --remote-schema, quote it with another %, as in
.B rdiff-backup .B rdiff-backup
supports file selection options similar to (but different from) supports file selection options similar to (but different from)
.BR rsync (1). .BR rsync (1).
The system may appear complicated, but it is supposed to be flexible
and easy-to-use.
When rdiff-backup is run, it searches through the given source When rdiff-backup is run, it searches through the given source
directory and backs up all the files specified by the file selection directory and backs up all the files specified by the file selection
system. The file selection system comprises a number of file system. The system may appear complicated, but it is supposed to be flexible
and easy-to-use.
The file selection system comprises a number of file
selection conditions, which are set using one of the following command selection conditions, which are set using one of the following command
line options: line options:
.BR --exclude , --exclude-device-files , --exclude-filelist , .BR --exclude , --exclude-device-files , --exclude-filelist ,
...@@ -517,7 +517,9 @@ and ...@@ -517,7 +517,9 @@ and
Each file selection condition either matches or doesn't match a given Each file selection condition either matches or doesn't match a given
file. A given file is excluded by the file selection system exactly file. A given file is excluded by the file selection system exactly
when the first matching file selection condition specifies that the when the first matching file selection condition specifies that the
file be excluded; otherwise the file is included. file be excluded; otherwise the file is included. If a file is
excluded, rdiff-backup acts as if that file does not exist in the
source directory.
For instance, For instance,
.PP .PP
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