tar tf test.tar --anchored --exclude="D:/"
temp$ tar tf tartest.tar -P c:/temp/file1 file2 temp$ tar tf tartest.tar -P --anchored --exclude='/temp' file2 So, if you really want to exclude your D:/Bkp files, you could enter: tar tf test.tar --anchored --exclude='/Bkp' The -P option used on my test tar file forced absolute paths and I didn't get the message "tar: Removing leading `c:/' from member names". In fact, this message clued me to how I might exclude the desired file. Even though it says it removed "c:/", it appears it only removed "c:" since I had to provide the leading / to exclude the file. mount points may also have something to do with the behaviour: c:\temp on /tmp type system (binmode) c: on /c type system (binmode) But, in any event, I'd also agree there's something up with --exclude. Ken -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/