9.2.1.5 Set shell pattern for files to exclude

Instead of listing all files to exclude from the backup separately, you can exclude files by using the shell's pattern matching rules. By using expressions like e.g. ``*.log'', you can exclude all files matching this pattern.

In the list, patterns must be specified one at a line. Lines starting with ``#'' are ignored and can be used for comments. For the patterns to take effect, they must be explicitly activated.