Date: Thu, 25 Dec 1997 03:29:07 -0500 From: Norman C Rice <nrice@emu.sourcee.com> To: Shawn Ramsey <shawn@luke.cpl.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: tar ?? Message-ID: <19971225032907.59527@emu.sourcee.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.971224230332.2509B-100000@luke.cpl.net>; from Shawn Ramsey on Wed, Dec 24, 1997 at 11:05:00PM -0800 References: <Pine.BSF.3.95.971224230332.2509B-100000@luke.cpl.net>
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On Wed, Dec 24, 1997 at 11:05:00PM -0800, Shawn Ramsey wrote:
> Can tar take input from a file? I need to tar all the directories in a
> file with this format ......
>
> /www/docs/acb
> /www/docs/atclovr3
> /www/docs/av8rdon
> /www/docs/cal1
> /www/docs/cbslosal
> /www/docs/clancy
> /www/docs/cre8tive
> /www/docs/dawizard
> /www/docs/ekoehler
> /www/docs/fishman
> /www/docs/gjs99
> /www/docs/ieo
> /www/docs/jck
> /www/docs/jsparks
>
> I tried tar cvf web.tar < web.list but it fails...
>
> thanks...
I believe the -T (--files-from) option does what you want. Try
tar -cvT listfile -f archive.tar
where listfile contains the directories/files you want to tar
(one file or directory per line).
--
Regards,
Norman C. Rice, Jr.
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