Nils wrote, > try > > tar -zcv -f hawktar980603 . -X 'News*' -X 'www*' -X 'Office40*' > > (the quoting is to keep the shell from globbing '*')
ack, I think I see. News isn't treated the same wauy as it would if listed as a regular file, so only News/ is omitted, but News/abc and the like don't get omitted? ugh. thanks rick -- These opinions will not be those of ISU until it pays my retainer. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]