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]
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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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skrowten_hermit
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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…
Proletariat
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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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ygoe
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