Include some files in RR & exclude the rest without scanning excluded files

[cyb3rz3us]

Goal

• Specify my homeDir as the RR; i.e. /Volumes/borgLab/home/borgie3 shown below..
• Backup some files in the homeDir as well as other full directories further down the tree.
• Exclude the remaining dirs & files without borg having to scan each file.
• WHY: The number of files to exclude in my real-world environment totals several thousand so the scan takes a long time.

Example setup

Directory tree

/Volumes/borgLab/home/borgie3
├── borgtest3a   <<< EXCLUDE THIS & ALL BELOW
│   ├── 3a1
│   ├── 3a2
│   └── 3a3
├── borgtest3b   <<< PARTIAL INCLUDE & EXCLUDE
│   ├── 3b1      <<< INCLUDE
│   ├── 3b2      <<< EXCLUDE
│   └── 3b3      <<< EXCLUDE
└── borgtest3c   <<< PARTIAL INCLUDE & EXCLUDE
│   ├── 3c1      <<< EXCLUDE
│   ├── 3c2      <<< EXCLUDE
│   ├── 3c3      <<< INCLUDE
├── in-bu_ROOT_1 <<< INCLUDE
├── in-bu_ROOT_2 <<< INCLUDE
└── in-bu_ROOT_3 <<< EXCLUDE

Given the above tree, is it possible to:

• BACKUP: in-bu_ROOT_1 & in-bu_ROOT_2 in the homeDir; all files in borgtest3b/3b1 & borgtest3c/3c3
• EXCLUDE: all other files without scanning any of those excluded files.

I have tried several different pattern file rules, including different pattern styles, but no matter what I try, directories that contain both some files to backup and others to be excluded require that all files in that part of the tree get scanned.

All feedback is appreciated --- Thanks.