Arma Wildcards
Supported wildcards.
* = any character
*\= Any Folder (Windows)
*/ = Any Folder (Mac & Linux)
The wildcard * can be used in backup profiles for;
Inclusion, or exclusion, of specific file extensions in the current folder only. e.g. *.xlsx
Inclusion, or exclusion, of specific file extensions in the current and all subfolders e.g. *\*.xlsx
Examples:
C:\Backup\*.xls* will backup, or exclude from backup, all files with ".xls" in their extension in the Backup folder only.
C:\Backup\*\*.xls* will backup, or exclude from backup, all files with ".xls" in their extension in the Backup folder and all subfolders.
C:\Backup\Test*.xls* will backup, or exclude from backup, all files with "test" in their name and "xls" in their extension in the Backup folder.
C:\Backup\*\Test*.xls* will backup, or exclude from backup, all files with "test" in their name and "xls" in their extension in the Backup folder and all subfolders.
Profile example
Backup all files in the folder TestBackups and all subfolders, excluding all files with *.png in their extension and any sub-folders that have "2" as the last character in the folders name.
