rclone/rclone

vfs: add ability to exclude files from being uploaded (eg for temporary files)

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#2,109 opened on Feb 28, 2018

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VFS / mountenhancementfilteringhelp wanted

Description

Issue 1: rclone uploads ~partial files (which are not ready yet) and I want rclone mount to "ignore" these files and NOT uploading them to the cloud Issue 2: I want rclone to ignore whole directories to NOT upload to it's mount. ie, .grab directories that Plex DVR creates.

I've tried --exclude and couldn't get it to work as expect (or at all) rclone mount does not respect exclude parameters

Thanks!

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Tech stack
go
Domain
clicloud
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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3-5 days
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stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Go programmingrclone VFS modulefile exclusion logic
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
20
Research direction
Investigate the current VFS implementation in rclone, specifically the file upload flow. Look at the VFS package in the source code (e.g., vfs/vfs.go, vfs/operations.go). Understand why the exclude flags are not respected during mount. Check the issue comments for any proposed solutions or discussions. Consider implementing a filter mechanism for VFS uploads to exclude specified files or directories.