[NTLUG:Discuss] tar with -N option still picking up old files

[Val Harris]

Neil Aggarwal wrote:
> Val:
> 
> Yes, I am using GNU tar (I am on CentOS 5).
> 
> I tried this command:
> /bin/tar -z -c -N 2009-03-25 -f /tmp/test.tgz data
> 
> And I still get the same thing.  There are old files
> in the tgz file.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> 	Neil
> 
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>> If your distro is using GNU tar, I don't think that is a valid date.
>>
>> See: http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/index.html
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Neil,

I run Ubuntu.  My man page for tar says that "the first argument to tar
must  be  one  of  the options: Acdrtux".  Perhaps moving the "-c" in 
front of the "-z" will change tar's behavior.

Give that a shot, as it's the only thing that comes to my mind.
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