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Expand Up @@ -278,12 +278,18 @@ rsconnect deploy api flask-api/ data.csv

Since deploying an API or application starts at a directory level, there will be times
when some files under that directory subtree should not be included in the deployment
or manifest. Use the `--exclude` option to specify files to exclude. The `--exclude` option may be repeated, and may include a glob pattern.
or manifest. Use the `--exclude` option to specify files or directories to exclude.

```bash
rsconnect deploy dash --exclude dash-app-venv --exclude TODO.txt dash-app/
```

You can exclude a directory by naming it:
```bash
rsconnect deploy dash --exclude dash-app-venv --exclude output/ dash-app/
```

The `--exclude` option may be repeated, and may include a glob pattern.
You should always quote a glob pattern so that it will be passed to `rsconnect` as-is
instead of letting the shell expand it. If a file is specifically listed as an extra
file that also matches an exclusion pattern, the file will still be included in the
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