rclone / rclone/rclone

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

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enhancement filtering help wanted VFS / mount
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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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Research direction

Start by reading how rclone mount handles --exclude and decides which files and directories are uploaded. Compare the two requested cases: temporary partial files and excluded directories such as .grab. Done means mount behavior consistently prevents those entries from being uploaded while preserving normal uploads.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli, cloud
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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