feat(backup): add .gitignore-like exclude patterns support#1
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- Add --exclude <pattern> option to exclude specific patterns - Add --exclude-file <path> option to read patterns from file - Support basic glob patterns (* and ?) - Filter assets before creating tar archive - Show excluded files in skipped list - Include excludePatterns in manifest for verification Closes openclaw#40786
- Automatically find and load .gitignore and .openclawignore files - Load patterns from each workspace directory - Patterns are applied to backup archive
…lude-file - Escape regex special characters before pattern compilation - Add required parameter to loadExcludePatternsFromFile - Throw error when user-specified exclude file cannot be loaded Fixes review comments
- Test basic --exclude pattern matching - Test regex special character escaping - Test --exclude-file loading - Test error when exclude file doesn't exist - Test auto-loading .gitignore from workspace - Test multiple --exclude patterns
- Fix ? wildcard to work independently without * - Fix substring matching to use exact/basename match - Normalize workspace ignore patterns - Add tar filter to exclude individual entries within archived dirs Fixes review comments
- Add negation patterns (! prefix) - Add character classes [abc] - Add character ranges [a-z] - Add double wildcard ** for recursive matching - Handle negation in filter logic Closes openclaw#40786
- Import collectOption from helpers.ts - Use collectOption for --exclude option - Fix TypeScript type error
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Summary
node_modules,.env, logs, or other unnecessary files from backups--excludeand--exclude-fileoptions, plus auto-loading of.gitignoreand.openclawignorefrom workspace directoriesChange Type
Scope
Linked Issue/PR
User-visible / Behavior Changes
--exclude <pattern>,--exclude-file <path>.gitignoreand.openclawignorein workspace directoriesSecurity Impact
Risk is low - excludes files from backup only, no new permissions
Repro + Verification
Environment
Steps
openclaw backup create --exclude "node_modules"node_modulesis excluded from backupEvidence
Human Verification
--exclude "node_modules", confirmed pattern matching worksCompatibility / Migration
Risks and Mitigations
*,?)