> how can I exclude files with mtree? It > seems to me it's not possible, is it? > > I want to make mtree specifications of > a directory but I want to skip some files > and subdirectories in it.
Have a look at the "optional" (for files) and "ignore" (for directories) keywords in man page. And see examples in /etc/mtree/special. Generate your entire specification and then modify using "optional" and "ignore" as you wish. Jeremy C. Reed p.s. Some other implementations of mtree(8) have an exclude feature.
