PCSM-230 Documented the use of include and exclude filters for the same db #19
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This PR documents the behavior when both include and exclude filters are specified for namespace replication in PLM. It clarifies that exclude filters take precedence over include filters when both are used together.
Key Changes:
- Added documentation explaining filter precedence behavior when both include and exclude flags are used
- Provided a concrete example showing how
db1.userswould be excluded even whendb1.*is included
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| docs/plm-commands.md | Added detailed explanation and example of filter precedence to the --exclude-namespaces flag description |
| docs/install/usage.md | Added general explanation of filter precedence behavior in the usage documentation |
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| | `--include-namespaces` | Replicate only the specified namespaces. Multiple namespaces are supported as a comma separated list. The number of namespaces to specify is unlimited| | ||
| | `--exclude-namespaces` | Replicate everything except the specified namespaces. Multiple namespaces are supported as a comma separated list. The number of namespaces to specify is unlimited| | ||
| | `--exclude-namespaces` | Replicate everything except the specified namespaces. Multiple namespaces are supported as a comma separated list. The number of namespaces to specify is unlimited. <br> When both `--include-namespaces` and `--exclude-namespaces` flags are specified, the exclude filters take precedence. For example, if the `--include-namespaces` includes `db1.*` and ``--exclude-namespaces` has `db1.users`, PLM syncs all collections of`db1` **except** `db1.users`.| |
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Missing space after 'of' in 'ofdb1'. Should be 'of db1'.
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| | `--include-namespaces` | Replicate only the specified namespaces. Multiple namespaces are supported as a comma separated list. The number of namespaces to specify is unlimited| | ||
| | `--exclude-namespaces` | Replicate everything except the specified namespaces. Multiple namespaces are supported as a comma separated list. The number of namespaces to specify is unlimited| | ||
| | `--exclude-namespaces` | Replicate everything except the specified namespaces. Multiple namespaces are supported as a comma separated list. The number of namespaces to specify is unlimited. <br> When both `--include-namespaces` and `--exclude-namespaces` flags are specified, the exclude filters take precedence. For example, if the `--include-namespaces` includes `db1.*` and ``--exclude-namespaces` has `db1.users`, PLM syncs all collections of`db1` **except** `db1.users`.| |
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Double backtick before '--exclude-namespaces'. Should be single backtick.
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Just wondering using PLM instead of PCSM is on purpose since you're gonna rename everything later in one go?
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