put the j before the f. -wes
On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 7:51 PM, Keith <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm trying to use the tar command in a BASH shell and want to exclude > files. > If I use this command: > tar --exclude=._* -cvfj oldemail.tbz bzip2 > > tar creates an archive named > j > > I have tried other variations of the --exclude= command with errors made > in naming or creation of the tar file. > > > TIA. > > -- > Best Regards, Keith > [email protected] > http://home.comcast.net/~kilowattradio/<http://home.comcast.net/%7Ekilowattradio/> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
