> for filestotar in `ls --almost-all --directory -x1 *` > do > if ["$filestotar" != "advserver"]; then
You need an extra space or two here:
if [ "$filestotar" != "advserver" ]; then
Think of ``['' as a command, and the rest of the stuff as arguments
to it.
> #!tar --directory /backup/tar.archive --create
> --verbose --file test.tar /backup/$filestotar/*
> counter=`expr $counter + 1`
> fi
> done
If I understand what you're trying to do correctly, then you might want
to look up the --exclude option to tar.
Steven Smith,
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