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Old 04-20-2010
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The title is not as easy as it sounds.... I am trying to exclude and file while ssh and untaring the file on the fly.

The command I am using is... The command typically works but recently I've add the X option along with the exclude file. Essentially, the exclude file is being ignored when run on the fly, as below.

Code:
tar -cvfX - /usr/local/bin/exclude.txt ${var} | ssh ${system} "(cd /zones/${zone}/root; tar xnf -)"

Running the following works all the time....

Code:
tar -cvfX new.tar /usr/local/bin/exclude.txt /export/home

But when adding the ssh along with the exclude file, it fails.

Any ideas?

Thanks, SmilieSmilie

Last edited by Scott; 04-20-2010 at 07:28 PM.. Reason: Code tags, please...
# 2  
Old 04-22-2010
May help if you put the output of uname -a so folks know what OS this is ...

I tried your command on Solaris 10 - changed it to the following and it worked - of course, ${var} and ${system} were actually set versus getting the value from a variable - change " to ' and give it a try:
Code:
tar -cvfX - /tmp/notar.info /var/test | ssh mytestsystem '(cd /zones/${zone}/root; tar xnf -)'

You may find these threads helpful:
https://www.unix.com/unix-dummies-que...ctory-tar.html
https://www.unix.com/shell-programmin...sible-scp.html
# 3  
Old 05-11-2010
Thanks...

The program is working now. Turns out I was missing a "." in front of the directory to be tar'd.
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