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Old 05-05-2011
Simple Bash Script:ignoring --exclude?
My super simple script works fine when I type it in manually but when I run it from a file as a script the --exclude option is ignored...what am I missing here?


#!/usr/bin/bash
tar czvf PackUpCases case0* log* --exclude runtpe
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Old 05-05-2011
--exclude-from=FILE
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Old 05-05-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaun74
--exclude-from=FILE
I don't understand what you mean can you elaborate a bit I tried:

tar czvf PackUpCases case0* log* --exclude-runtpe
tar czvf PackUpCases case0* log* --exclude-from=runtpe

and they both failed...
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Old 05-05-2011
are you trying to exclude a file from an archive? If you man tar, it is used to manipulate files and directories from an archive.
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Old 05-05-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaun74
are you trying to exclude a file from an archive? If you man tar, it is used to manipulate files and directories from an archive.
Yes I am packing up a series of case directoreis and excluding a file with in all of them called runtpe. When I run the script manually it works like it is suppose to. But when I excute the bash script within the shell the exclude option is ignored (e.g., runtpe files are included in the tar file).

---------- Post updated 05-05-11 at 07:06 AM ---------- Previous update was 05-04-11 at 08:46 PM ----------

Anyone?

---------- Post updated at 12:11 PM ---------- Previous update was at 07:06 AM ----------

Not sure what fixed it but this code is working:

Code:
#!/usr/bin/bash
tar czvf PackUpCases case0* log* --exclude runtpe

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Old 05-06-2011
I am wondering if you had some hung processes?
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