Exclude a directory with tar

Last Updated: 2006-07-15

In order to exclude a directory from a tar archive you need to create an exclude file first then have tar read it.
Replace DIRECTORYNAME with the name of the directory you wish to exclude.
Replace PATH with you path, both PATH should be the same.

Command:

find . -name DIRECTORYNAME -print > /PATH/exclude
tar zcvfX /PATH/ARCHIVE.tar.gz /PATH/exclude .

Originally Posted by Skylinux @ 2006-07-14 22:10:46

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