DO NOT REPLY [Bug 7629] New: Blank filter file option to ignore whole directory

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https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7629

           Summary: Blank filter file option to ignore whole directory
           Product: rsync
           Version: 3.0.6
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P3
         Component: core
        AssignedTo: wayned at samba.org
        ReportedBy: sega01 at go-beyond.org
         QAContact: rsync-qa at samba.org


Hi,

I know that there are external ways to do this, but I thought it would be
fastest and best as an rsync feature. I've been using rsync for a while now in
some fairly advanced backup schemes and I'm extremely impressed by it. I was
thinking it would be quite helpful if there were an option to ignore
directories with a certain file in them, say .ignore-backup or .ignore-rsync.
This would make for an easy way to avoid copying excess data, whether it be
extracted source tarballs, or existing backups.

I know that rsync supports filter files of a certain name, but I'd like an
option where if it sees the file and it's blank, it simply skips the directory.

So for example:

/home/user/backup/.ignore-rsync exists and is blank, then /home/user/backup is
ignored, but the it continues onto other folders. If it has filter rules in it,
it can continue with processing those rules.

Let me know what you think. I believe it would be a very helpful and simple
feature to add.

Thanks,
Teran


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