On Thu, Jun 04, 1998 at 11:40:52AM -0400, Richard E. Hawkins Esq. wrote: > > As I read the man page and info page, > > tar -zcv -f hawktar980603 . -X News -X www -X Office40 > > should tar the local directory to the new file hawktar980603 save for the > directories News, www, and Office40
according tot he man page -X is the same as --exclude-from so this should not work > however, it cheerfully includes all of these. I get the same results with an > --exclude-from exfiles, where exfiles lists these? am I missing somethign? I dunno...I never really go tit to work right I think you want tar --exclude file --exclude file2 czv ./ (or some variation on that) as I said I never got it to work but..I thought it had something to do with a / and the .. ... it may have been ./* or something -STeve > rick > > -- > These opinions will not be those of ISU until it pays my retainer. > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]