[support] drush archive-dump selected directories

[Tim Johnson]

* Ingo Preuss <ingo.preuss at gmail.com> [131206 07:11]:
> Try the backup and migrate module.
> 
> Hth
  Thanks for the tip. Backup and migrate on its own just backs up
  the database, but it has a plugin 
  https://drupal.org/project/backup_migrate_files
  to back up files.
  I will report back. :) It isn't drush but I hope it will work in a
  pinch.
  thanks again

> Am 06.12.2013 03:05 schrieb "Tim Johnson" <tim at akwebsoft.com>:
> 
> > * Tim Johnson <tim at akwebsoft.com> [131205 16:08]:
> > > FYI: I am new to drupal, drush and PHP but am an experienced
> > > programmer in other areas. Am familiar and comfortable with the
> > > command line.
> > >
> > > I use drush on both Linux and Mac.
> > >
> > > I have a drupal site to archive, but there are many directories
> > > under the filesystem root which are not part of the site.
> > >
> > > NOTE: This has happened because I use Hostmonster and add-on domains
> > > are "added on" under the site root.
> > >
> > > I know that archive-dump has an exclude option and I could chain a
> > > couple of dozen 'excludes' but that's not nearly as 'elegant' as
> > > chaining seven 'includes' - which would be
> > >
> > > includes, misc, modules, profiles, scripts, sites, themes
> >   Forgot to say : I have used rsync and sql-sync to do something
> >   similar, it does (I think) take only the site directories, but the
> >   downside is that one would have to have a local site built already
> >   to 'syn' to .....
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> > Tim
> > tim at tee jay forty nine dot com or akwebsoft dot com
> > http://www.akwebsoft.com, http://www.tj49.com
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