Norbert Veber wrote:
>
> On Mon, May 25, 1998 at 08:20:43AM +0000, Bart Maerten wrote:
> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Admaster Communications)
> > writes:
> > |> I'm running Debian GNU/Linux 1.3 and I've tried many permutations of
> > |>
> > |>
> > |> tar -zcvf test.tar * --exclude=leave_me_out.txt
> >
> > Change the 'c' with a 'x'. 'c' is to create a tar file. 'x' to extract.
> >
> > Look at "man tar".
>
> He is trying to create a tar file not extract as far as I can tell.. :)
>
> > |> The file I ask to be excluded is reliably INcluded!! What is the correct
> > |> syntax???
>
> Seems to be broken here too.
>
Ditto here. Note to previous thread respondant. The *order* of
arguments
makes *no* difference. This still fails:
tar --exclude=xxx -zcvf test.tar
My tar is GNU tar v1.12.
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Ed
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