> du (coreutils) 5.2.1

The latest stable version of coreutils is 5.94 - consider
upgrading: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2006-02/msg00078.html

> # du /home/reind --exclude="/home/reind"
> 
> # du /home/reind -X exclude.txt
> 
> with exclude.txt:
> /home/reind
> 
> Both of the above do not work as they should. They do not exclude the 
> above directories.
> 

Exclusion is intended for files not listed on the command line.  By listing
the directory explicitly, you are bypassing the exclusion check for
that directory.

--
Eric Blake


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