[PLUG] Using tar command with --exclude=

[wes]

put the j before the f.

-wes

On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 7:51 PM, Keith <ac7xc1nx at comcast.net> 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
> kilowattradio at comcast.net
> http://home.comcast.net/~kilowattradio/<http://home.comcast.net/%7Ekilowattradio/>
>
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