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• 02-12-2008, 9:10 AM

  joeiis Joined on 02-12-2008, 2:08 PM Posts 1	msdeploy, skip files Reply Contact How do tell msdeploy to skip certain files (web.config for example) during a sync?  Thanks,  Joe

• 02-14-2008, 2:22 PM

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  mvolo Joined on 09-17-2003, 1:48 PM Philadelphia, PA Posts 583

  Re: msdeploy, skip files Reply Contact Hi Joe, You can do this by using a skip rule. Add the "-skip:object" switch to the sync command, where object describes the object you want to skip while syncronizing. For example: -skip:dirpath=c:\dontcopythisfolder  Thanks, Mike Volodarsky Program Manager IIS Core Server Visit mvolo.com for more IIS 7.0 posts, tools, and info This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

• 02-15-2008, 9:54 AM

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  ksingla Joined on 06-13-2006, 11:02 PM Redmond, WA Posts 547	Re: msdeploy, skip files Reply Contact Mike, skip rule won't work like that. Here is what is needed to skip web.config files. -skip:objectName=filePath,absolutePath=.*web\.config objectName is the object to skip (in this case files) and absolutePath is the regular expression which tells msdeploy which entries to skip. -Kanwal-

• 02-20-2008, 1:07 PM

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  mvolo Joined on 09-17-2003, 1:48 PM Philadelphia, PA Posts 583	Re: msdeploy, skip files Reply Contact Cool, thanks for the clarification. Mike This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

• 05-13-2008, 10:34 AM

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  Filious Joined on 05-13-2008, 10:17 AM Portugal Posts 2

  Re: msdeploy, skip files Reply Contact  RE Ksingla´s advice on skip files. I´m currently testing out MsDeploy and I need to setup some exclusion for some .gif that reside in a folder called images. -skip:objectName=filePath,absolutePath=Images\*.gif  The above just doesn´t work and if I do -skip:objectName=filePath,absolutePath=*Images* this works although I have other subdirectories called Images in other directories which with the above command their content also does not get copied or archived.   Can anyone help??   Apologies if the solution is realy simple, but I just can´t see it!!!!    Filious

• 05-14-2008, 6:08 PM

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  SparksFlyn Joined on 06-19-2002, 10:15 AM Pierre, SD Posts 11	Re: msdeploy, skip files Reply Contact I am using the following to skip the thumb.db because Windows Explorer has a lock on the file when browsing the folder.  It's definitly not needed by the website. -skip:objectName=virtualDirectory,absolutPath=.*thumb|.db      -OOPs! Shouldn't have touched that with a screwdriver while plugged in!

• 05-14-2008, 6:26 PM

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  ksingla Joined on 06-13-2006, 11:02 PM Redmond, WA Posts 547	Re: msdeploy, skip files Reply Contact Filious. Value of absolutePath is interpreted as a regular expression. If you want to skip gif files under a folder, you will need a regular expression like below. absolutePath=.*folder\\subfolder\\.*\.gif$ Thanks. Kanwal

• 05-17-2008, 6:07 PM

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  jnapier Joined on 09-09-2002, 7:44 PM Posts 2	Re: msdeploy, skip files Reply Contact I have multiple directories/files that I want to skip sync on.  Can i specify the skip files in a manifest?

• 05-19-2008, 1:54 AM

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  ksingla Joined on 06-13-2006, 11:02 PM Redmond, WA Posts 547	Re: msdeploy, skip files Reply Contact Jnapier, No, you cannot keep skip rules in a manifest. You can keep them in Microsoft.Web.Deployment.config though. You can open the file and take a look at SkipUnc rule for sample. You can set isDefault to true and then disable the rule using -disableRule switch as needed. Thanks, Kanwal

• 05-30-2008, 12:39 PM

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  Filious Joined on 05-13-2008, 10:17 AM Portugal Posts 2

  Re: msdeploy, skip files Reply Contact    Hi everyone,  Ksingla, thanks for your help with my last query…..was ripping my hair out lol. Anyways having the following issue with “-skip”. I know the Microsoft.Web.Deployment.config file can be used but at the moment I’m scripting multiple options due to our environment so still sticking to the command line. My current issue is using the “-skip” command more than once. No matter what I try it just ignores the second “-skip”. I’m trying to avoid 2 files being replicated \\cisco\keepalive.html \\web.config*   I´ve included the following output:   C:\>msdeploy.exe -verb:sync -source:metakey=lm/w3svc/803843,computername=S-WF01Q-S01,username=****\**********, assword=******** -dest:metakey=lm/w3svc/803843,computername=s-nptwebp-dr01 -disableRule:SkipConfigProtectedData -disableRule:DefaultDependencyCheck -skip:objectName=filePath,absolutePath=.*.config -skip:objectName=filePath,absolutePath=.cisco –verbose –whatif   Informational: Pre-authenticating to remote agent URL 'http://s-nptwebp-dr01.besp.dsp.gbes/MSDEPLOYAGENTSERVICE' as 'S-NPTWEBP-DR01\***********'. Informational: Attempting to sync without payload (optimistic sync).  Waiting for response... Informational: Received response from agent (HTTP status 'OK') Informational: Processing any events fired during remote agent operation Informational: Skipping destination rootWebConfig64 (metaKey/metaProperty[@name='ServerComment']/rootWebConfig64) due to rule BitTo64BitRuleHandler Informational: Skipping destination machineConfig64 (metaKey/metaProperty[@name='ServerComment']/machineConfig64) due to rule BitTo64BitRuleHandler Informational: Source filePath (keepalive.htm) missing from destination parent (d:\Services\ESInteraction\rootempty\cisco).  Add pending Action: Adding child filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\rootempty\cisco\keepalive.htm) Informational: Attribute value equality changed to True when comparing metaProperty (/lm/w3svc/803843/root/AppRoot) to /lm/w3svc/803843/root/AppRoot due to rule AppRootNormalize Informational: Attribute value equality changed to True when comparing metaProperty (/lm/w3svc/803843/root/ScriptMaps) to /lm/w3svc/803843/root/ScriptMaps due to rule EnvironmentVariableNormalize Informational: Skipping destination filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\pimc\Web.config) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping destination filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\pimc\Web.config.08082006) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\pimc\Web.config) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\pimc\Web.config.08082006) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Attribute value equality changed to True when comparing metaProperty (/lm/w3svc/803843/root/balcao/AppRoot) to /lm/w3svc/803843/root/balcao/AppRoot due to rule AppRootNormalize Informational: Source filePath (keepalive.htm) missing from destination parent (D:\Services\ESInteraction\rootempty\cisco).  Add pending Action: Adding child filePath (D:\Services\ESInteraction\rootempty\cisco\keepalive.htm) Informational: Skipping destination filePath (D:\Services\ESInteraction\Compliance\Compliance-1.1.0-B95.bin\Compliance\web.config) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping destination filePath (D:\Services\ESInteraction\Compliance\Compliance-1.1.0-B95.bin\Compliance\_web.config) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (D:\Services\ESInteraction\Compliance\Compliance-1.1.0-B95.bin\Compliance\web.config) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (D:\Services\ESInteraction\Compliance\Compliance-1.1.0-B95.bin\Compliance\_web.config) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Attribute value equality changed to True when comparing metaProperty (/lm/w3svc/803843/root/Compliance/AppRoot) to /lm/w3svc/803843/root/Compliance/AppRoot due to rule AppRootNormalize Informational: Attribute value equality changed to True when comparing metaProperty (/lm/w3svc/803843/root/Compliance/ScriptMaps) to /lm/w3svc/803843/root/Compliance/ScriptMaps due to rule EnvironmentVariableNormalize Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\web.config) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\web.config.08082006) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\web.config.11102006) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\web.config.2008.02.21) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\web.config.2008.03.13) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\web.config.24012008) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\web.config_04032007) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\web.config_23042007) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\web.config_26102007) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping destination filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\bin\ESI.NPT.Web.Config.dll) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping destination filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\bin\ESI.NPT.Web.Config.pdb) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\bin\ESI.NPT.Web.Config.dll) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\bin\ESI.NPT.Web.Config.pdb) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping destination filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\bin_04032007\ESI.NPT.Web.Config.dll) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping destination filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\bin_04032007\ESI.NPT.Web.Config.pdb) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\bin_04032007\ESI.NPT.Web.Config.dll) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\bin_04032007\ESI.NPT.Web.Config.pdb) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping destination filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\bin_27012007\ESI.NPT.Web.Config.dll) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping destination filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\bin_27012007\ESI.NPT.Web.Config.pdb) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\bin_27012007\ESI.NPT.Web.Config.dll) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\bin_27012007\ESI.NPT.Web.Config.pdb) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping destination filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\bin_old22112006\ESI.NPT.Web.Config.dll) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping destination filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\bin_old22112006\ESI.NPT.Web.Config.pdb) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\bin_old22112006\ESI.NPT.Web.Config.dll) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\bin_old22112006\ESI.NPT.Web.Config.pdb) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping destination filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\Clientes\ARC_Configuracao.aspx) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\Clientes\ARC_Configuracao.aspx) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping destination filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\old_bin\ESI.NPT.Web.Config.dll) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping destination filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\old_bin\ESI.NPT.Web.Config.pdb) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping destination filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\old_bin\ESInteraction.NPT.Config.dll) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\old_bin\ESI.NPT.Web.Config.dll) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\old_bin\ESI.NPT.Web.Config.pdb) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\old_bin\ESInteraction.NPT.Config.dll) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Source filePath (versao.aspx) missing from destination parent (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot).  Add pending Action: Adding child filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\versao.aspx) Informational: Source filePath (WebForm1.aspx) missing from destination parent (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot).  Add pending Action: Adding child filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\WebForm1.aspx) Informational: Attribute value equality changed to True when comparing metaProperty (/lm/w3svc/803843/root/npt/AppRoot) to /lm/w3svc/803843/root/npt/AppRoot due to rule AppRootNormalize Informational: Attribute value equality changed to True when comparing metaProperty (/lm/w3svc/803843/root/npt/ScriptMaps) to /lm/w3svc/803843/root/npt/ScriptMaps due to rule EnvironmentVariableNormalize Informational: Skipping destination filePath (D:\Services\ESInteraction\pimcutils\Web.config) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Skipping source filePath (D:\Services\ESInteraction\pimcutils\Web.config) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Attribute value equality changed to True when comparing metaProperty (/lm/w3svc/803843/root/pimc/AppRoot) to /lm/w3svc/803843/root/pimc/AppRoot due to rule AppRootNormalize Change count: 4   And if I change the “-skip” command around   C:\>msdeploy.exe -verb:sync -source:metakey=lm/w3svc/803843,computername=S-WF01Q-S01,username=****\**********, assword=******** -dest:metakey=lm/w3svc/803843,computername=s-nptwebp-dr01 -disableRule:SkipConfigProtectedData -disableRule:DefaultDependencyCheck -skip:objectName=filePath,absolutePath=.cisco -skip:objectName=filePath,absolutePath=.*.config –verbose –whatif   Informational: Pre-authenticating to remote agent URL 'http://s-nptwebp-dr01.besp.dsp.gbes/MSDEPLOYAGENTSERVICE' as 'S-NPTWEBP-DR01\************'. Informational: Attempting to sync without payload (optimistic sync).  Waiting for response... Informational: Received response from agent (HTTP status 'OK') Informational: Processing any events fired during remote agent operation Informational: Skipping destination rootWebConfig64 (metaKey/metaProperty[@name='ServerComment']/rootWebConfig64) due to rule BitTo64BitRuleHandler Informational: Skipping destination machineConfig64 (metaKey/metaProperty[@name='ServerComment']/machineConfig64) due to rule BitTo64BitRuleHandler Informational: Skipping source filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\rootempty\cisco\keepalive.htm) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Attribute value equality changed to True when comparing metaProperty (/lm/w3svc/803843/root/AppRoot) to /lm/w3svc/803843/root/AppRoot due to rule AppRootNormalize Informational: Attribute value equality changed to True when comparing metaProperty (/lm/w3svc/803843/root/ScriptMaps) to /lm/w3svc/803843/root/ScriptMaps due to rule EnvironmentVariableNormalize Informational: Attribute value equality changed to True when comparing metaProperty (/lm/w3svc/803843/root/balcao/AppRoot) to /lm/w3svc/803843/root/balcao/AppRoot due to rule AppRootNormalize Informational: Skipping source filePath (D:\Services\ESInteraction\rootempty\cisco\keepalive.htm) due to rule CommandLineSkipRule1 Informational: Attribute value equality changed to True when comparing metaProperty (/lm/w3svc/803843/root/Compliance/AppRoot) to /lm/w3svc/803843/root/Compliance/AppRoot due to rule AppRootNormalize Informational: Attribute value equality changed to True when comparing metaProperty (/lm/w3svc/803843/root/Compliance/ScriptMaps) to /lm/w3svc/803843/root/Compliance/ScriptMaps due to rule EnvironmentVariableNormalize Informational: Source filePath (versao.aspx) missing from destination parent (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot).  Add pending Action: Adding child filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\versao.aspx) Informational: Source filePath (web.config) missing from destination parent (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot).  Add pending Action: Adding child filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\web.config) Informational: Source filePath (web.config.08082006) missing from destination parent (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot).  Add pending Action: Adding child filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\web.config.08082006) Informational: Source filePath (web.config.11102006) missing from destination parent (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot).  Add pending Action: Adding child filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\web.config.11102006) Informational: Source filePath (web.config.2008.02.21) missing from destination parent (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot).  Add pending Action: Adding child filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\web.config.2008.02.21) Informational: Source filePath (web.config.2008.03.13) missing from destination parent (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot).  Add pending Action: Adding child filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\web.config.2008.03.13) Informational: Source filePath (web.config.24012008) missing from destination parent (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot).  Add pending Action: Adding child filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\web.config.24012008) Informational: Source filePath (web.config_04032007) missing from destination parent (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot).  Add pending Action: Adding child filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\web.config_04032007) Informational: Source filePath (web.config_23042007) missing from destination parent (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot).  Add pending Action: Adding child filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\web.config_23042007) Informational: Source filePath (web.config_26102007) missing from destination parent (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot).  Add pending Action: Adding child filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\web.config_26102007) Informational: Source filePath (WebForm1.aspx) missing from destination parent (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot).  Add pending Action: Adding child filePath (d:\Services\ESInteraction\nptweb\1.0.0\wwwroot\WebForm1.aspx) Informational: Attribute value equality changed to True when comparing metaProperty (/lm/w3svc/803843/root/npt/AppRoot) to /lm/w3svc/803843/root/npt/AppRoot due to rule AppRootNormalize Informational: Attribute value equality changed to True when comparing metaProperty (/lm/w3svc/803843/root/npt/ScriptMaps) to /lm/w3svc/803843/root/npt/ScriptMaps due to rule EnvironmentVariableNormalize Informational: Attribute value equality changed to True when comparing metaProperty (/lm/w3svc/803843/root/pimc/AppRoot) to /lm/w3svc/803843/root/pimc/AppRoot due to rule AppRootNormalize Change count: 11