Xavier Parizet wrote: > Dale a écrit : >> Neil Bothwick wrote: >>> On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:33:03 -0500, Dale wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Now that worked. Where are we told about that dot? I still don't see >>>> it on the man page. It has examples in there but no dot on the end. >>>> >>> Tar needs to be given files or directories to include, you didn't and >>> that's why it refused to make an empty archive. Since -C chnges to the >>> directory you want to backup, you use . to tell it to backup the (now) >>> current directory. >>> >>> >>> >> >> Would using a wild card work? Like this; /mnt/gentoo/* Just curious. > > No a wildcard will not work as it will be expanded by your shell as > /mnt/gentoo/boot, /mnt/gentoo/etc, ..., which will get you the same > behaviour you said was the one you don't want ;)
Oh, I won't try that then. It was a thought tho. I still can't get over that period thing. Dale :-) :-)
