I can't get tar to exclude files!!

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Subject: I can't get tar to exclude files!!
From: Admaster Communications <admaster@mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 12:44:19 -0400
Message-id: <[🔎] 3.0.1.32.19980522124419.0085fd30@pop.mindspring.com>

I'm running Debian GNU/Linux 1.3 and I've tried many permutations of


tar -zcvf test.tar * --exclude=leave_me_out.txt

The file I ask to be excluded is reliably INcluded!!  What is the correct
syntax???

Thanks.

Adam Nelson


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