From: Lee <ler...@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2018 12:25:43 -0500 > any chance there's a symlink in the directory? that you want archived? > tar -h > Follow symlinks; archive and dump the files they point to.
Thanks for mentioning that. The directory is for plain old files of data and a few subdirectories. Subdirectories are excluded from the first stage of backup. I can't think of a reason for a symlink to exist but will keep the possibility in mind. An exception is a likely source of trouble. Regards, ... Peter E. -- Message composed and transmitted by software designed to avoid the need, overhead and vulnerability of antivirus software. 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 Tel: +1 360 639 0202 +1 http://easthope.ca/Peter.html Bcc: peter at easthope. ca
