Re: Exclude virtual env dirs

[EricZolf]

Hi, 

the correct patten should be **/.pixi (with slash).

KR, Eric

On November 25, 2024 1:15:36 PM UTC, Garjola Dindi <garjola@garjola.net> wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>I have been using rdiff-backup happily for some years now without any issue. 
>So thanks!
>
>I am updating my use to exclude a set of directories that are created when 
>using virtual environments for python development. These directories are 
>created into the source trees and they are always called '.pixi'. Since they 
>are scattered all over the place when one has many projects, I can’t use full 
>paths or even relative paths to a common base dir.
>
>I first tried using --exclude '**.pixi', but they are still present in the 
>backups. I don't know if there is some interaction with other include/exclude 
>options, so I have tried using  --exclude-regexp '.pixi' and the result is the 
>same.
>
>I am a bit ashamed of asking the question, but I have read the man page and 
>done some research on the internet and I still struggle to understand what the 
>problem is.
>
>Thanks in advance for your help.
>
>G.
>
>