I'm trying to tar up a directory (/home/tempuser) that contains a bunch of subdirectories. One of the subdirectories (/home/tempuser/work), I would like to omit from being tar'd. I'm using the command: tar cvf backup.tar --exclude="/home/tempuser/work"
That *should* work. Can you try w/o the equals sign? For example, an outrageously parametrized tar: tar --create --preserve --blocking-factor 128 --totals --block-number --ignore-failed-read --file /dev/nst0 --user-compress-program encyrpt.sh --label ARCHIVE_3 /timestamp /home /stop --exclude /home/smbalal --exclude /home/smbbeto --exclude /home/smbdato -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
