Rules File Example

# Global rules, track everything except dirmtime.
CHECK	all
IGNORE	dirmtime

# The files in /data* are expected to change, so don't bother
# tracking the attributes expected to change.
# Furthermore, by specifying "IGNORE contents," you save
# time and resources.
/data*
IGNORE	contents mtime size

/home/nickiso f* bar/
IGNORE	acl

# For /usr, apply the global rules.
/usr
CHECK

# Note: Since /usr/tmp follows the /usr block, the /usr/tmp
# subtree is subjected to the "IGNORE all."
/usr/tmp
/home/nickiso *.o
/home/nickiso core
/home/nickiso/proto
IGNORE	all

The following files are cataloged based on the sample rules file:

• All attributes, except for dirmtime, mtime, size, and contents, are tracked for files under the /data* subtrees.

• Files under the /usr subtree, except for /usr/tmp, are cataloged by using the global rules.

• If the /home/nickiso/foo.c file exists, its attributes, except for acl and dirmtime, are cataloged.

• All .o and core files under /home/nickiso, as well as the /home/nickiso/proto and /usr/tmp subtrees, are ignored.

• If the /home/nickiso/bar/foo.o file exists, it is ignored because it is subject to the last block.