On Sat, 21 Feb 2004, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > This should be what you need: > > tar -czf root_bak-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz / --exclude=/dev/* >
Yes exactly ... thank you for the example. I was confused about the exlude file passage in the man pages. So thanx again for your help. Oliver -- ... don't touch the bang bang fruit -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

