SOLVED (partly) Re: I can't get tar to exclude files!!

[Rick Macdonald <Rick_Macdonald@calgary.shaw.wave.ca>]

Ed Cogburn wrote:

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

> > Seems to be broken here too.
> >
> 
>         Ditto here.  Note to previous thread respondant.  The *order* of arguments
> makes *no* difference.  This still fails:
> 
>         tar --exclude=xxx -zcvf test.tar

This fails:

tar --exclude=xxx -zcvf test.tar *

But this works:

tar --exclude=xxx -zcvf test.tar ./

Go figure.

-- 
...RickM...


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