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Old 10-15-2002
tar: how to exclude subdirectories?
If i have a bunch of directories that i normally backup with this:
tar cvhf /dev/rmt/0 /export/home

How can i exclude certain subdirectories under the /export/home?

tar cvhf /dev/rmt/0 /export/home | grep -v 'test' ? will that exclude anything named test, and any subdirectories under test?
# 2  
Old 10-15-2002
Theres a link a thread here
# 3  
Old 10-15-2002
tar again
Hmm, i followed that thread, came up with some useful info

BUT

i ran the following:

find /export/home /etc /usr | egrep -v "test/" > list.txt
tar cvhf /dev/rmt/0 'cat list.txt'

doesn't work. doesn't like the cat in there. what am i doing wrong?
# 4  
Old 10-15-2002
I think you're using single quotes when you want back quotes.
Don't use ' when you want `
# 5  
Old 10-15-2002
tar exclude
aha, this worked:


#>find /export/home /etc /usr ! -type d -print | egrep 'test/' > Exclude.txt

then
#> tar cvfX backup.tar Exclude.txt /export/home /etc /usr


2 step process. Actually 3 cuz I have to put it on tape, but could put on tape in the 2nd process, skip the tar file.
# 6  
Old 10-15-2002
quotes in tar
Darn, this got me before!~ on the date command. THe confusing thing is that ' works in the egrep part of the statement, but have to use ` for the cat part of it! but it says argument listing too long. hmm.

tar cvf /dev/rmt/0 `cat listing.txt` is what i put in. what do you think it's not getting?
# 7  
Old 10-15-2002
This trick will not work for lengthy lists of files. Yours is too long.
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