Re: --exclude behavior in tar seems to have changed

> On Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 07:25:40AM +, Jim Breton wrote: > > I can't say whether anything has changed at any point; but, I think you > > want to use something like the following: > > > > cd / && tar Sczvf /syjet/debmain.tgz --exclude tmp --exclude proc > > --exclude syjet > > > Whoops, I f

Re: --exclude behavior in tar seems to have changed

> May I ask why the behavior of the --exclude command has changed? Can > someone suggest a remedy for my situation? Yes, --exclude has changed indeed (between slink and potato), see /usr/share/doc/tar/NEWS.gz: version 1.13.6 - Paul Eggert, 1999-08-11. * An --exclude pattern containing / now ex