David, Please look at the tar line closer: # tar -cvf /backup.tar --exclude=home/tempuser/work /home/tempuser /home/tempuser was not a 2nd --exclude line, but was telling tar what directory to archive. Just to illustrate my reasoning: # tar -zcvf /log.tgz etc/logrotate.d --exclude=etc/logrotate.d/tux etc/logrotate.d/ etc/logrotate.d/syslog etc/logrotate.d/httpd etc/logrotate.d/samba etc/logrotate.d/cups # tar -zcvf /log.tgz etc/logrotate.d --exclude=/etc/logrotate.d/tux etc/logrotate.d/ etc/logrotate.d/syslog etc/logrotate.d/httpd etc/logrotate.d/samba etc/logrotate.d/tux <-- no longer excluded when using '/' etc/logrotate.d/cups My version of tar is 1.13.25, plus I'm also using the '=' in my exclude. It is possible that they changed how exclude works in the newer version of tar. -Rob > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David > Tonhofer, m-plify S.A. > Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 2:14 PM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: RE: tar question > > --"Dege, Robert C." <robert.dege@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Tar will only exclude patterns that match the list in the > archive it's > > creating. So first, you need to drop the '/', since tar > automatically > > drops that. > > > > So your tar line should look like this: > > > > # tar -cvf /backup.tar --exclude=home/tempuser/work /home/tempuser > > Not true ;-) ... It's not important whether you have the '/' or not. > But you must precede every 'exclude' with the '--exclude' > flag. You can't list them like you did. At leas in GNU tar. > > Try this (tar-1.14-4): The presence of the toplevel '/' has no effect: > > # cd /tmp > > # tar czf etc1.tgz /etc --exclude etc/sysconfig > # tar czf etc2.tgz /etc --exclude /etc/sysconfig > # tar czf etc3.tgz /etc > > # tar tzf etc1.tgz | grep sysconfig > etc/X11/sysconfig/ > etc/X11/starthere/sysconfig.desktop > > # tar tzf etc2.tgz | grep sysconfig > etc/X11/sysconfig/ > etc/X11/starthere/sysconfig.desktop > > # tar tzf etc3.tgz | grep sysconfig > etc/sysconfig/ > etc/sysconfig/console/ > etc/sysconfig/system-logviewer > etc/sysconfig/ntpd > ........ > > However: > > # tar czf etc4.tgz /etc --exclude etc/sysconfig etc/ntp > tar: Removing leading `/' from member names > tar: etc/ntp: Cannot stat: No such file or directory > tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors > > You must do > > # tar czf etc4.tgz /etc --exclude etc/sysconfig --exclude etc/ntp > > Interestingly, I put the files-to-backup before the > '--exclude', you put them after, which is the way to do it > according to the man page. > Interesting. > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
