[Box Backup] Exclude directory with space in the name from backup on OS X - BB 0.10

[tbp]

Hello...

Not using quotes or escapes works. Dont know why I assumed I would need
to do something "extra" to handle spaces.

Thanks,
Tobias


Ben Summers wrote:
> 
> You shouldn't need quotes or escapes.
> 
> Are you sure it's actually a space in that filename?
> 
> If you create a temporary directory with a space in it, can you exclude
> that one/
> 
> What if you use a regexp instead?
> 
> Ben
> 
> 
> 
> On 21 Oct 2006, at 04:09, E.W. Peter Jalajas wrote:
> 
>> Not sure, but did you try:
>>
>>     ExcludeDir = "/Volumes/raidA/files/pre\ theft"
>>
>> (using  both quotes and escapes)
>>
>> IIRC, I found that I needed to do something like that in bbackupquery
>> (in command-line quit mode, I believe).
>>
>> --- Tobias Balle-Petersen <tbp@kontrapunkt.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> I'm trying to prevent a folder within a backuplocation from being
>>> backed
>>> up. The folder has a space in the name. For some reason the config
>>> below
>>>   backups the unwanted folder "pre theft" within the
>>> /Volumes/raidA/files hierarchy. Client is on OS X 10.4 and store is
>>> Debian Linux.
>>>
>>> files
>>> {
>>>    Path = /Volumes/raidA/files
>>>    ExcludeDir = "/Volumes/raidA/files/pre theft"
>>> }
>>>
>>> I have also tried:
>>> ExcludeDir = /Volumes/raidA/files/pre\ theft
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Tobias
>>>
>>>
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