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## Rules File Example

    # Global rules, track everything except dirmtime.
    CHECK	all
    IGNORE	dirmtime

    # The files in /data* are expected to change, so don't bother
    # tracking the attributes expected to change.
    # Furthermore, by specifying "IGNORE contents," you save
    # time and resources.
    /data*
    IGNORE	contents mtime size

    /home/nickiso f* bar/
    IGNORE	acl

    # For /usr, apply the global rules.
    /usr
    CHECK

    # Note: Since /usr/tmp follows the /usr block, the /usr/tmp
    # subtree is subjected to the "IGNORE all."
    /usr/tmp
    /home/nickiso *.o
    /home/nickiso core
    /home/nickiso/proto
    IGNORE	all

The following files are cataloged based on the sample rules file:

- All attributes, except for `dirmtime`, `mtime`, `size`, and `contents`, are tracked for files under the `/data*` subtrees.

- Files under the `/usr` subtree, except for `/usr/tmp`, are cataloged by using the global rules.

- If the `/home/nickiso/foo.c` file exists, its attributes, except for `acl` and `dirmtime`, are cataloged.

- All `.o` and `core` files under `/home/nickiso`, as well as the `/home/nickiso/proto` and `/usr/tmp` subtrees, are ignored.

- If the `/home/nickiso/bar/foo.o` file exists, it is ignored because it is subject to the last block.

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