The best replacement for exclude is preclude.

The best alternatives to exclude are rated as following:
★★★★★  preclude
★★★★  shut out
★★★  excludes
★★  disclude
★★  ignore
★  quarantine
★  include
  gitignore

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Speaking about exclude, one probably shouldn't forget about rsync.

Other search terms related to exclude and their ratings are:
★★★★★ rsync
★★★★ tar
★★★ xcopy
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