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excluding files while creating a tar using -X
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never mind, I found what I needed. I thought maybe you didn't need to create an actual file containing the files or directories you wanted to exclude. BTW -- also include the name of the exclude file in the actual exclude file to exclude if desired.
> tar Xcvf exlist test.tar *
or
> tar cvfX test.tar exlist *
The placement of the actual list of files to include (i.e. "*"
was what was tripping me up.
where "exlist" is a list of file or directories to exclude
> tar Xcvf exlist test.tar *
or
> tar cvfX test.tar exlist *
The placement of the actual list of files to include (i.e. "*"
was what was tripping me up.where "exlist" is a list of file or directories to exclude
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