Re: [rdiff-backup-users] [bug] Excluding hidden files the wrong way doesn't result in an error

[Adrian Klaver]

On 01/04/2017 11:00 AM, Ilario wrote:
> Excluding a hidden file without full path doesn't rise an error (as
> happens with non hidden files) and copies it anyway; e.g.
>
> mkdir temp
> cd temp
> mkdir .one
> mkdir .two
> mkdir three
> mkdir four
> rdiff-backup --exclude .one --exclude ./.two --exclude ./three . ../backup
> ls -a ../backup
> .  ..  four  .one  rdiff-backup-data
>
> copies also the .one file and gives no warning.

I am not seeing a .one file I see a .one/ directory so I would say you 
need to do:

--exclude .one**

> Does the dot have a special meaning there?
> Thanks,
> Ilario
>
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