The dbt seed command supports dbt's standard node selection syntax, which can be applied using the --exclude flag. The most direct and fundamental method to exclude a specific seed is by its resource name. The resource name is derived from the seed's filename (e.g., myseed for the file myseed.csv). This method allows for precise and straightforward control over which individual seeds are excluded from the dbt seed operation without requiring additional configuration like tags or relying on file paths.

A. --exclude path:pathname/: This is a valid selection method to exclude all seeds within a specific directory, but it is not the most direct way to exclude a single, named seed.

B. --exclude config.materialized:materializationtype: This selector is impractical for seeds. All seeds have the same materialization type (seed), so this cannot be used to selectively exclude one seed from another.

C. --exclude tag:tagname: This is a valid method, but it requires the extra step of configuring tags on the seeds in dbtproject.yml, making it less direct than simply using the seed's name.

1. dbt Labs. (n.d.). Node selection syntax. dbt Docs. Retrieved from https://docs.getdbt.com/reference/node-selection/syntax. (This documentation confirms that you can select/exclude resources directly by their name

as well as by path:

tag:

and config:.)

2. dbt Labs. (n.d.). dbt seed command. dbt Docs. Retrieved from https://docs.getdbt.com/reference/commands/seed. (This reference states that the seed command accepts --select and --exclude arguments to run a subset of seeds.)

3. dbt Labs. (n.d.). About dbt selectors. dbt Docs. Retrieved from https://docs.getdbt.com/reference/node-selection/selectors. (This document clarifies the hierarchy and types of selectors

noting that "The most basic selector is the name of a resource.")