The include property
As of ZWC 3.3.6, the include property can be added to an entry in your “/etc/amanda/<BackupSetName>/disklist.conf” file in the following form:
client-hostname "alias" "path-of-directory-to-backup" {
zmc_windows_base
include "<PATTERN>"
[...snip...]
This directs amanda to back up only those files or folders in the backup object matching the PATTERN.
Acceptable Patterns
For Windows NTFS backups, the following requirements exist for include patterns:
- must be a relative path, not an absolute path
- ZWC can use the wildcards * (one or more of any characters) or ? (one of any characters) for file name globbing
- backslashes “\” between folder names must be escaped, as “\\“
- multiple patterns can be appended to a single include property
Here are some working examples for an object that is backing up “C:\“
| Pattern | Effect |
|---|---|
| include "Program Files\\java" | backup the "C:\Program Files\java" directory |
| include "*.doc" "*.pdf" "*.txt" | backup DOC, PDF, and TXT files from all folders under "C:\" |
| include "Test\\*.xlsx" | backup XLSX files from any folder named "Test" in all of "C:\" |
Here are some erroneous include patterns:
| Pattern | Error |
|---|---|
| include "C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure" | this is an absolute path |
| include "Program Files\Common Files" | the backslash “\” has not been escaped |
| include "./Program Files" include ".\\Program Files" |
the “./” and “.\\” patterns are not valid |