--exclude in the example docker-compose doesnt match what the README says

[grendelson]

The example has code like:
RESTIC_BACKUP_ARGS: >-
--tag docker-volumes
--exclude='some-folder/cache'
--exclude='*.tmp'
--verbose

However the description of CONFIGURATION OPTIONS in the README says:

RESTIC_BACKUP_ARGS - If specified restic backup is run with the given arguments, e.g. for tags, exclude definitions, or verbose logging: --tag docker-volumes --exclude-file 'exclude.txt' --verbose. Make sure not to use the = form of assignment, but use spaces between parameter and value. See the restic backup documentation for available options

So when I copied/pasted then edited the example - I had the --exclude='path/to/folder' and the excludes seem to have been ignored since i ran out of space when I should have only backed up a few GB or less.

I was unable to find ANY way to get the --exclude lines to take a space in the path 'path/to space' threw errors. "", \ <using a backslash - all failed - I see from a few years ago the solution was to NOT use the " ' " single quote character?
Is this still the case - if so there is not note of that in the Readme

[grendelson]

I might have answered my own questions - but the README & the examples are wildly out of date:

  RESTIC_BACKUP_ARGS: >-
    --tag docker-volumes
    --exclude varlib/
    --exclude calibre/Calibre\ Library
    --exclude /mnt/**/cache
    --exclude *.tmp
    --verbose

A snippet above - this Worked! But following the examples it looked like

  RESTIC_BACKUP_ARGS: >-
    --tag docker-volumes
    --exclude='varlib/'
    --exclude='calibre/Calibre Library'
    --exclude='/mnt/**/cache'
    --exclude='*.tmp'
    --verbose

The spaces didn't work as noted back in 2021 - and with the '=' sign all the excludes were ignored.

[djmaze]

You are right. Thanks for the catch and sorry for the late reaction. The fix is in #187

[grendelson]

Sorry - I reopened so others could find this - and so it can be fixed in the project if need be ? ( the README and the example docker-compose.yml)