On Sat, 21 Feb 2004, Patrick Wiseman wrote: > I think what you're looking for is "--exclude==PATTERN" which excludes > files (remember that, in UN*X, everything's a file, including directories) > which match the pattern. I always substitute 'v' for 'c' the first time I > run a tar command, to make sure it's going to do what I expect!
Hi, thanx for the help - it did solve my problem/answer my question. I tried the exclude option befor but it failed somehow so I thought only "files" can be excluded. But you are right with "in UN*X, everything's a file, including directories". So thanx again Oliver -- ... don't touch the bang bang fruit -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
