Questions tagged [gnu-tar]

gnu-tar is the implemented by Gnu of the tar command, it is the default tar on many Linux systems, but no on BSD & OSX. It has several extensions not found in other tars. Use this tag if you have a gnu-tar specific question. Otherwise, or if you don't know, use the more generic [tar]

Gnu tar

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Unable to exclude directories while using tar

I have a folder in Home directory with the following structure: top-tree +-- .git +-- branch1 | +-- branch11 | +-- .idea | +-- branch111 | +-- branch112 | +-- branch113 | +-- branch114 | +-- branch1141 …
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tar exclude not working as expected

I am trying to create a .tar file of the filesystem but exclude the /proc directory. The command I have tried is: tar -czvf mytar.tgz / --exclude='/proc' But this does not exclude the directory. I have also tried it without the single quotes. # tar…
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tar exclude certain directories but not in subdirectories

I need to transfer a lot of web directories to another machine. The directory structure looks like this: /var/www/ site1/ cgi-bin/ ... logs/ ... index.html images/ ... ... site2/ cgi-bin/ …
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