Jas wrote:
>
> Not sure if this is the way it is supposed to work, but I am not sure
> how I can get a directory, like a web directory backed up in one step
> using Archive::Tar.
>
> Code...
>
> #!/usr/bin/perl
>
> use strict;
> use Archive::Tar;
>
> my $bu = Archive::Tar->create_archive("www.tar",0,glob("/path/to/www/*"));
>
> This only grabs files under www/, it doesn't touch the directories. I
> am still new to perl and have been looking at the Archive::Tar
> documentation on Cpan but it doesn't give an example of how this can be
> accomplished. Any help is appreciated.
Hi Jas.
This being a beginners' group I'm replying with some information and a
question instead of a straight answer. Beware that I know almost nothing
about Archive::Tar.
glob "/path/to/www/*"
will return a list of filenames that match the wildcard. It's likely
that create_archive() will only look at the first of that list, which is
more than likely to be 'dot' (the current directory). So you are calling
the equivalent of
my $bu = Archive::Tar->create_archive('www.tar', 0, '/path/to/www/.')
(I suggest you use single quotes for any string that doesn't involve
control characters or interpolated variables.)
If you need someone to read
perldoc Archive::Tar
for you, then come back: we never fail in the end :)
Rob
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