Wildcard exclusion list

Wild card

Inclusion list

Exclusion list

*

Example of how to include all files within specified path that match zero or more

characters in the inclusion pattern

C:/PCBP/Lists.dir/*.spr
C:/PCBP/Lists.dir/profile*.spr

Include all directories within specified path that match zero or more characters within the inclusion pattern.

C:/ProgramFiles/MSsqlserver/mssq*

Limitations:

*.txt should not be used to back up all txt files on the system. The full path must be provided.

C:/*/*/abc.txt

Multiple wildcard matches like the one shown are not supported.

Wildcards are not supported for Linux, Unix, and
CIFS/NFS NAS clients.

An example of how to exclude all files with zero or more characters that

match exclusion pattern

*.txt

An example of how to exclude directories with zero or more characters and their contents within a

specified path that match the exclusion pattern.

C:/windows/sys*
C:/PCBP/*/profile_1.spr

Limitations:

*folder_abc should not be used to exclude all folders that match folder_abc on the system. The full path must be provided.

If an entire directory is excluded, the directory name will still appear in the backup; however, its contents will be empty.

Multiple wildcard matches like the one shown below are not supported.

C:/*/*/abc.txt

Wildcards are not supported for Linux, Unix, and
CIFS/NFS NAS clients.

Only 40 wildcard exclude items are supported on Windows.

?

An example of how to include all files within specified path that match a single character within the inclusion pattern.

C:/Windows/Web/Wallpaper/a?.jpg

Limitations:

When using the  ?  wildcard for inclusions at the end of the file name,

An example of how to exclude all files within specified path that matches a single character within exclusion pattern.

C:/PCBP/Lists.dir/profile_client?.spr

An example of how to exclude all directories and their contents within specified path that matches a single

files that end with . will not be included.

For example, the file a..jpg will not be backed up.

An example of how to include all directories and their contents within specified path that matches a single

character within the inclusion pattern.

C:/Programfiles/Case?/

character within exclusion pattern.

C:/Programfiles/Case?/

Limitations:

If an entire directory is excluded, the directory name itself will still appear in the backup; however its contents will

be empty.

*,?

An example of Inclusion lists that have multiple ? wildcards and only one * wildcard

C:/Log/?L*.logs

Limitation:

Directory and file level wildcard usage within an inclusion pattern are not supported. For example C:/Log*/*.log will not receive any data for backup.

An example of Exclusion lists that have multiple ? wildcards and only one * wildcard

C:/Log?/*.logs

Limitation:

If an entire directory is excluded, the directory name itself will still appear in the backup; however its contents will be empty.