AutoSYNC Software User's Guide (Update 19)

Command Interpreter
HP AutoSYNC User’s Guide—522580-020
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ADD SYNCFILESET
instructs AutoSYNC to exclude the files listed in exclude-file from
synchronization.
exclude-file
an edit file that contains names of the files, subvolumes or disk volumes in
the syncfileset that are to be excluded from the synchronization. An
exclude file can be shared among syncfilesets. When starting a new
synchronization ASYSYNC rereads the exclude list if the exclude file has
been updated.
Each entry must be on a separate line. If a line starts either with the word
"COMMENT" or with double hyphens (--), the line will be treated as a
comment and will be ignored.
Exclusion applies only to source files; it does not apply to files on the
destination. Consequently:

If a system name is specified, it must be the name of the source (local)
system.

If the PURGE option is specified, to exclude files from being purged on the
destination, use the EXCLUDEPURGE option. Without EXCLUDEPURGE:

A file on the exclude list is purged on the destination (it is not excluded
from purging), if it does not exist on the source.

A file on the exclude list is not purged on the destination, if it exists on
the source (it is excluded from purging).
Guardian file sets:
The exclude file supports all legal disk file patterns.
OSS file sets:
Entries in the exclude-file can specify a pattern but the file and directory
names must be fully qualified with absolute pathnames.
Note the following case for the exclusion of a directory:
exclude-file entry: /home/group/user/destdir/A/KA (without last "/")
does not exclude directory: /home/group/user/destdir/A/KA/
while exclude-file entry: /home/group/user/destdir/A/KA*
or /home/group/user/destdir/A/KA/
excludes directory: /home/group/user/destdir/A/KA/
EXCLUDEPURGE excludepurge-file
Note. Someperformancedegradationcanoccurifanexcludefilethatissharedbymultiplefiles
etscontainsalonglistofexcludenames,becausethesynchronizationprocesshastodetect
excludenamesthatdonotapplytothespecificfileset.