regExExclude should just compare against filename about paraffin HOT 2 CLOSED

Hi David,

The intent for the –regExExclude was to compare both files and directories. Many times there’s a directory pattern you want to exclude so that’s what –regExExclude is for. See the Zen of Paraffin document for more information.

•      John Robbins
  

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Hi John,

From what I can see there appears to be a bit of a conflict between what the documentation says and what the code does. The document (and usage instructions) say this (emphasis mine)

Adds regular expression exclusions to both files and directories. The regular expression specified must be in quotes to account for spaces. Also, all regular expressions are treated as case insensitive. When Paraffin is looking at files, the regular expression is applied to just the filename. For directories, the check is against the complete drive and directory name. Specify as many –regExExclude options as necessary.

Happy to patch the documentation if the code implementation is the preferred intention :-)

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