RE: UNIX OT: exclude files in tar

I like that logic! I might just start (ab)using Perl now.

Thanks to all replies. Now I've got a few options to play around with to do this 'exclude files' and not necessarily tar .

Rgds,
Ross

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> On 11/25/2003 11:44:26 AM, Stephen.Lee_at_DTAG.Com wrote:
> >
> > Maybe can use -prune option of find to send file list to tar:
> >
>
> Why do it in a simple way when there is an opportunity to
> (ab)use perl?
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> Mladen Gogala
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