At Thu, 7 Jan 2010 07:06:11 -0800 (PST) CentOS mailing list <centos@centos.org> wrote:
> > Hi > > I have problem in tar command > > Can you help? > > tar -cv --exclude /var/named/chroot/proc/* -zf backup.tar.gz /var/named > > /var/named/chroot/proc/net/route > /var/named/chroot/proc/net/udp > /var/named/chroot/proc/net/tcp > tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors "It is almost *always* wrong to pass an unquoted wildcard to tar." Try this: tar -cv --exclude '/var/named/chroot/proc/*' -zf backup.tar.gz /var/named Although I suspect that: tar -cv --exclude /var/named/chroot/proc -zf backup.tar.gz /var/named will also work. > > Thank you > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 Deepwoods Software -- Download the Model Railroad System http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Binaries for Linux and MS-Windows hel...@deepsoft.com -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ModelRailroadSystem/ _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
