Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 20:20:50 -0700 From: Drew Tomlinson <drew@mykitchentable.net> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: tar Syntax Help Message-ID: <42CDF112.5070209@mykitchentable.net>
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I'm trying to copy an entire file system while using an exclude file to avoid copying things such as /dev, /proc, etc. I've read the man page and found the -X or --exclude-from tar option. I've create a file called /exclude.list. It contains lines such as: /exclude.list /dev /proc But I can't figure out how to form the correct command line. I basically want to do this: tar -cvf - --exclude-from /exclude.list -C / . | tar xpf - -C . I've search the web and found examples that look similar to the above but this does not work for me. tar attempts to copy /dev and I get all the associated errors. I've tried other placements of either "-X", "X", and "--exclude from" on the command line various things happen from it just being ignored to tar thinking I want to create and archive named "-X", etc., to tar trying to add a file named "-X", etc. to the current archive. I'm at a loss. I'm using 4.11 and trying to make a good backup before upgrading to 5.4. Can anyone tell me the secret incantation to make this work? Thanks, Drew -- Visit The Alchemist's Warehouse Magic Tricks, DVDs, Videos, Books, & More! http://www.alchemistswarehouse.com
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