Backup using config and glob

[enboig]

I am trying to make a backup with a single config file and snapshot; I think it can be achieved backing up /, removing everyghing and reading using glob, but it is not working:

[[backup.sources]]
source = "/"
glob = [
        "!/**",
        "/backup/**",
        "/etc/**",
        "/root/scripts/**",
        "/home/*/Documents/*",
        "!/home/*/Documents/temp/*",
       ]

Is it impossible? I know I could use multiple [[backup.sources]], but it generates multiple snapshots.

[kapitainsky]

Here you are how it should be done

!*

/backup
/backup/**/*

/root
/root/scripts
/root/scripts/**/*

for Documents I am not sure but I think I would try:

/home
/home/**
/home/**/Documents
/home/**/Documents/**/*
!/home/**/Documents/temp/**/*

[enboig]

Thanks, this worked as expected.

[aawsome]

You can also use source = ["/backup", "/etc", "/root/scripts", "/home"] - note that the syntax changed; this is working with the nightly builds, rustic 0.7.0 has a different syntax.

For /home, however, you have to use globs to include/exclude everything unwanted.

[kapitainsky]

As I needed similar exclusions I did it and tested. For your folders please see working example.

I use glob file but of course you can include all in toml file if you want.

My toml file contains:

[backup]
glob-file = ["./rustic.glob"]

[[backup.sources]]
source = "/"

And here you are glob file content:

!*

/backup
/backup/**/*

/etc
/etc/**/*

/root
/root/scripts
/root/scripts/**/*

/home
/home/*/
/home/*/Documents
/home/*/Documents/**/*
!/home/*/Documents/temp

[enboig]

This also works. Thanks.

[intgr]

I had the same issue as OP here. I solved it by removing one-file-system = true from settings. It seems one-file-system does not work together with source = "/".