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Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 07:30:04 -0800
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From: "Randy A. Katz" <randyk@ccsales.com>
Subject: TAR EXCLUDE
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Hi,

Has anyone successfully tar'ed a directory exluding one or more
subdirectories from being included in the tar archive?

I have a directory /music which has 10-12 subdirectories in it. I want to
archive the whole thing EXCEPT the /music/rocksoft directory.

Thanx,
Randy Katz