another silly question??

[Ron Irving]

when using SAM to backup, and I just want to backup 1 directory, do I just add that directory into the include list, and nothing in the exclude list??

Thanx in advace

ron

[Alexander M. Ermes]

Hi there.
As far as i know, yes.
But with fbackup ( the backup program behind SAM ) you should try the command line statement. Check the manpages before that and do some tests.
Rgds
Alexander M. Ermes

[Thierry Poels_1 · Accepted solution]

fbackup -v -f /dev/rmt/0m -i /your/dir

fbackup is a pretty nice backup utility, but using it through Sam is like driving a BMW in a Flintstone-way ;)
good luck,
Thierry.

[Ron Irving]

Hahahaha...good one, Thierry...No bmw...new grand-prix, though...I'll have to take the floor out of it.

[Sachin Patel]

Hi Ron,
fbackup -f /dev/rmt/c?t?d?BEST -i /directory -0v (0=level, v=verbose)

or if you want multiple directory include and some to exclude use -g option

fbackup -f /dev/rmt/c?t?d?BEST -i /directory -0vg /graphfilename

graphfile
i /
i /home
e /var
etc......

Sachin

[Ron Irving]

but, if I wish to include everything, save one directory, my graph file should read,

i /
e /dir

correct??

[Thierry Poels_1]

correct!
same for the command line : fbackup -i / -e /dir ...
Just mind the sequence, "-e /dir -i /" will take everyting again; but with the right combination you can get and leave whatever you want.
good luck,
Thierry.

[Sachin Patel]

Hi Ron,
Correct. But use "i" first then e.
i.e if I want to save /home /usr /sbin and I want to exclude /tmp, /var, /cdrom and /nfs directorys.
i /home
i /usr
i /sbin
e /tmp
e /var
e /cdrom
e /nfs

Or if I want to save everything except /tmp
i /
e /tmp


Sachin