File Pattern filter

Use a File Pattern filter to include or exclude certain files from a job. You can specify a particular file name or you can use wildcards to specify a file pattern. For example, you can exclude all files with a .bak extension. If you do not know the specific file name, you can provide as much of the file name as you know, then use wildcards to fill in the blanks.

The Filter Pattern filter can be applied locally (per host) and/or globally (per job). For procedural information see `Applying filters - the basic steps'.

Steps for applying the File Pattern filter

Follow the steps below to filter files based on their names:

If you select Include, only files that match the file name or pattern you specify will be backed up or restored.

If you select Exclude, all files will be backed up or restored EXCEPT for those that match the file name or pattern you specify.

There are several methods for entering the file name or pattern to filter, depending on the type of system you are filtering. See `Syntax for entering Path and File patterns'.

The filter appears in the filter list:



You can add as many filters to a job as per your requirements.

If you are applying the filter locally (per host), it will be applied when the job is run. If you are applying the filter globally (per host), proceed to Step 5.

Syntax for entering Path and File patterns

The following tables show you how to specify path and file names for UNIX hosts and non-UNIX servers.

UNIX host file filtering

While reading the following table, keep in mind that:

• PATH represents a series of directories following the long file name format for UNIX (max of 255 chars), separated by forward slashes (/).
• FILE is the name of the file to filter, following the UNIX long file name format (max of 255 chars).

  Pattern	What it means	Example for NetWare
  /PATH/FILE	This is an absolute path and file name.	/tmp/memo
  FILE	The file may be in any directory.	memo

Non-UNIX server file filtering

While reading the following table, keep in mind that:
VOLUME: represents a non-UNIX server volume.

• PATH represents a series of directories separated by backslashes (\).
• FILE is the name of the file to filter, following the 8.3 format.

  Pattern	What it means	Example for NetWare
  VOLUME:\PATH\FILE	This is an absolute path on the server volume.	SYS:\SYSTEM\TSA\*.NLM SYS:\PUBLIC\LOGIN.EXE
  \PATH\FILE	This is an absolute path on a server volume.	\SYSTEM\TSA\*.NLM \PUBLIC\LOGIN.EXE
  VOLUME:FILE	The file may be in any directory on the specified server volume.	SYS:*.NLM SYS:LOGIN.EXE
  FILE	The file may be in any directory on any server volume.	*.NLM LOGIN.EXE