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File Filters |
Filters can be used to exclude files from comparison, copy and delete actions |
Files can be excluded from comparison by specifying filenames, relative paths, file sizes, and file modification dates.
Available filters for filenames are shown below.
| Comparator Filter | Description |
|---|---|
| Contains | Filename contains the specified string |
| Begins with | Filename begins with the specified string |
| Ends with | Filename ends with the specified string |
| Is | Filename is equal to the specified string |
| Is not | Filename is not equal to the specified string |
| Is like | Filename equals the specified string
? and * are allowed as wildcard characters, where ? matches 1 character and * matches 0 or more characters |
It is possible to filter by specifying a path relative to the root; this allows you to exclude specific paths.
Example:
Left root path: /Users/dave/sources/
Folder content
/Users/dave/sources/ project_1 src/ project_2 src/ index.txt
To exclude only the folder src under project_1 you can specify project_1/src as the path filter.
The path is relative to root /Users/dave/sources/; you can use both folders and files as a path filter.
The context menu item 'Exclude' automatically excludes folders as a path.
Be careful not to add extra characters; the following paths will never be found:
project_1//src invalid, double slash
project_1/src/ invalid, trailing slash
It is possible to specify files (not folders) to exclude based on their size expressed in bytes, KB, MB and GB.
It is possible to specify files (not folders) to exclude based on their last modification date and time.