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# 1  
Old 12-06-2015
Tar command fails
I am on Oracle Linux:

Code:
tar -cpzf export.tar.gz /dir/dir1/dir2/*

bash: /bin/tar: Argument list too long

I tried the workaround

from the folder /dir/dir1/dir2:

Code:
find . -name '*' -print | tar -cpzf export.tar.gz --files-from –

My issue is that the command inludes the newly created tar file as part of the tar.

How can I ensure if the tar only includes the files in the sub directory dir2 and not the tarfile itself?

Thanks much!
Last edited by Don Cragun; 12-07-2015 at 03:08 AM.. Reason: Add CODE and ICODE tags.
# 2  
Old 12-06-2015
Try creating the archive outside of the directory where find is working on.
Code:
find . -print | tar cpzf ../export.tar.gz -T -

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# 3  
Old 12-06-2015
Quote:
Originally Posted by Aia
Try creating the archive outside of the directory where find is working on.
Code:
find . -print | tar cpzf ../export.tar.gz -T -

Thanks This worked!!
# 4  
Old 12-06-2015
You could also just use:
Code:
find . ! -name export.tar.gz | tar -cpzf export.tar.gz --files-from -

# 5  
Old 12-07-2015
Quote:
Originally Posted by sumang24
Thanks This worked!!
I spoke too soon

I am not sure if I did something wrong, I see 2 files with the same name in the tar file created in the uppper level of subdirectory.
# 6  
Old 12-07-2015
File names can have the same name, but not the same path (location where they leave)

Example of two files with the same name
Code:
$ tree
.
├── dir1
│   └── sumang24.file
└── dir2
    └── sumang24.file

Creating a tar.gz file outside the directory sumang24
Code:
$ tar cpvzf ../sumang24.tar.gz *
dir1/
dir1/sumang24.file
dir2/
dir2/sumang24.file

Now, checking the content of sumang24.tar.gz
Code:
$ tar tf sumang24.tar.gz
dir1/
dir1/sumang24.file
dir2/
dir2/sumang24.file

For further understanding, you might need to post some more information.
Please, post the following:
  • The result of pwd before issuing the command
  • The output entries shown by the command tar tf export.tar.gz for only those two files you say they are the same.
  • The exact command that you used to tar and gzip.
  • And any clear explanation of what you expected but it was not so.
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# 7  
Old 12-07-2015
Did you remove the export.tar.gz created by your first run before running again using ../export.tar.gz as the output file?

Did you try using the find pipeline I suggested in post #4 in this thread?
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