Adding directories in Archive::Tar

[BenRussell]

I am using Archive::Tar to make a backup of some files and directories on my server. This works fine:

$archive->add_files("/etc/SOMEFILE");

IF, SOMEFILE is actually a file and not a directory.

However, when I try to add a directory like so:

$archive->add_files("/etc/SOMEDIRECTORY");

It does not work. Any ideas on how to add a directory to the archive?

- Ben

 

[BenRussell]

Does anybody have any information on this?

- Ben

 

[rosenk]

I don't see anything indicating that you can add a directory like that, but you can always build a file list using [tt]File::Find[/tt]

use File::Find;

my @files;

sub addfile { push @files, $File::Find::name; }

find(\&addfile, "/etc/SOMEDIRECTORY");

$archive->add_files(@files);