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Excluding Files and Directories
You can instruct AWS Import/Export not to import some of the directories and files on your
storage device. This is a convenient feature that allows you to keep a directory
structure intact, but avoid uploading unwanted files and directories. Use the
ignore option to specify directories, files, or file
types on your storage device to ignore. Use standard Java regular expressions to
specify naming patterns. For information about Java regular expressions, go to
http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/regex/. The
following examples show Java regular expressions that are commonly used in a
manifest.
Excluding Files
The following example uses the ignore option with two Java regular expressions to exclude
files with suffix ending with a tilde and .swp.
ignore: - .*~$ - .*\.swp$
The following ignore option excludes all the files on the storage
device with the .psd extension.
ignore: - \.psd$ - \.PSD$
The log report includes all ignored files, including the
SIGNATURE file you added at the root of your
storage device.
Excluding Directories
The following ignore option specifies that the
backup directory at the root of your storage device
will be excluded from the import.
ignore: - ^backup/
Important
When specifying a path that includes a file separator, for
example, images/myImages/sampleImage.jpg, make
sure to use a forward slash, “/”, and not a back slash.
The following ignore option ignores all the content in the images/myImages directory.
ignore: - ^images/myImages/
Excluding Recycle Bin
Many storage devices include recycle bins. You may not want to upload the recycle bin in the import process. To skip the recycle bin on Windows computers you specify the following ignore option. The regular expression in the first line applies to NTFS file systems formatted for Windows Vista and Windows 7. The regular expression in the second line applies to NTFS file systems on Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows NT. And the regular expression in the third line applies to the FAT file system.
ignore: - ^\$Recycle\.bin/ - ^RECYCLER/ - ^RECYCLED/
Excluding Lost+Found
The Java regular expression in the following ignore statement
prevents the lost+found directory from being
uploaded.
ignore: - ^lost\+found/
