[NTLUG:Discuss] Tar Exclude file question

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On Fri, 2004-02-06 at 11:51, Stephen Davidson wrote:
> Greetings.
> 
> I am trying to put together a custom backup script using tar.  Due to file size limitations, I need to break the tar file down into some smaller 
> chunks.  So. what I am trying to do is tar this one directory, w/o several very large subdirectories in it.  Each subdirecty in question (about 6 
> out of 20) will be its own tar ball.
> 
> So I figured I would run tar on the directory, and list the subdirectories in question as exclusions using the -X option.  Problem is, when I put 
> more than one file in the excludefiles.txt file, tar won't add anything.  So what is the format for multiple files?  I have tried several variations;
> 
> first idea;
> dir1
> dir2
> dir3
> 
> second idea
> dir1 dir2 dir3
> 
> third idea
> dir1, dir2, dir3
> 
> So what should it be?
> 
Each exclude needs to be seperately represented.

For instance...
tar cvf backup.tar /directory --exclude mp3 --exclude jpeg --exclude jpg

and it will exclude files or directorys that include those
letters/numbers.  Meaning file.MP3 would get added using the above
example, but file.mp3 would not.

I use this in a regular file backup routine that I do, but I don't want
to include any music or image files.
-- 
Woody

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