Here is the script
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exceptions=/backup/scripts/archive.exclude
dt=`date +%A`
cd /backup
for filestotar in `ls --almost-all --directory -x1 *`
do
tar --directory /backup/tar.archive \
--create --verbose \
--exclude-from $exceptions \
--file /backup/tmp/$filestotar.$dt.tar \
/backup/$filestotar/* 1>
/backup/tmp/$filestotar.$dt.index
done
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Dresser [mailto:mdresser_l@;windsormachine.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 10:22 AM
To: Paul Kraus
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Tar Exclude
On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Paul Kraus wrote:
> When running tar with the exclude set tar creates a 10k empty tar
> file.
>
> I have a script that tars a all the sub directories of a directory
> into individual tar files for each subdirectory. I have an exclude
> file that is set to skip some of the folders I don't want tarred. This
> works but it creates the empty tar files. Is this normal? Can it be
> set not to do this?
How about showing us the line out of the script that calls tar, and a
sample of your exclude line. Tar can be... tempermental when it comes
to exclude's.
Mike
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