Hi all, It was the -X option that I left out ..... silly me!!!! Thanks for all those that replied. Cheers Mark -----Original Message----- From: Johnston Mark Sent: 13 December 2001 17:24 To: sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org Subject: Tar problems Hi all, Here is a simple question but its got me stumped ...... I am trying to use tar with an exlcude file. I have the following: /bin/tar -cpvf /dir1/test.tar /dir1/test-exclude -C / In the test-exclude file are all the root folders except for etc and var which I am using for this test, however every time its makes a tar of the exclude file. If I use a "." a the end, /bin/tar -cpvf /dir1/test.tar /dir1/test-exclude -C / . it archives / but does not exclude any files. If I use a include file with the -I option it works fine, but I need to use the exclude option. Thanks Mark _______________________________________________ sunmanagers mailing list sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org http://www.sunmanagers.org/mailman/listinfo/sunmanagersReceived on Mon Dec 17 12:14:46 2001
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