Re: why wont tar exclude
- From: Bit Twister <BitTwister@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 16:44:10 -0600
On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 14:19:26 -0800, Eric wrote:
> cd /
> tar -cvzf /tmp/home_dirs.tar.gz home --exclude home/a_user
>
> Why does this fail to exclude home/a_user?
> Its drivng me nuts! I've tried a pattern file, quotes, wildcards etc etc
> and i simply cant make the f**g thing exclude paths
> Its probably some simple thing
I usually find using the syntax given in the man page helps
SYNOPSIS
tar [OPTION...] [FILE]...
--exclude=PATTERN
exclude files, given as a PATTERN
This worked for me
cd /
tar -cvzf /tmp/home_dirs.tar.gz --exclude=home/bittwister home
.
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