Exclude patterns with file.directory recursion

[pirxthepilot]

Hi, I'd like to exclude certain files and folders from a recursive file.directory state, but couldn't find a mechanism for doing so. I thought exclude_pat would do the trick but it looks like it only works for clean.

Could anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks!

[jfindlay]

@pirxthepilot, thanks for the report. This does not seem to be currently possible. As a workaround you could do a three step process, one state to copy the directory into a temporary location, another to remove the excludes and a third to put it in place.

[pirxthepilot]

@jfindlay cool, I will try the method you suggested. And thanks for marking this as a feature - looking forward to it!

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[boltronics]

At a glance, there doesn't look to have been any progress here so far.

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[doc987]

I'm having a similar issue. I'm trying to recursively set owner/permissions, but I need to exclude some files and/or directories (which need different permissions). I don't have a specific list of files that need to be set, but instead need to set all files except a specific list. For example, set user to userA for all files in a directory tree, except subdirectory X, which will have owner userB.

There doesn't appear to be a way to do this properly with states. I can create a state that recursively applies owner/permissions on the base directory, and also create subsequent states that correct nested files and/or directories. It's possible to get the correct end result, but state.apply will always result in "changes."

[maxmureev]

I also need this feature

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[boltronics]

I don't think there has been any progress so far.

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[36below]

I would like this feature.

[36below]

I'd still like this feature, please.

[mehdicopter]

hello
any news regarding this feature ?

[36below]

I still think this would be a good feature.