tar backup script

[The MadDaemon]

I believe the -T switch in tar is for "include the files in {file}"

tar cvf myfile.tar -T path/to/include


On 2/14/08, Wael Nasreddine <mla at nasreddine.com> wrote:
> This One Time, at Band Camp, Steel City Phantom <scphantm at yahoo.com> said,
> On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 10:57:22PM -0500:
> > this isn't really bsd specific but i still need help with it.  im writing
> a
> > backup script  a clip from that script is this:
>
> > find /usr/local/www/data-dist/ -name config.php >
> > /usr/local/backupScript/include
> > find /usr/local/www/data-dist/ -name ClientFiles >>
> > /usr/local/backupScript/include
>
> > tar cvf /usr/local/backupScript/files/www-client-files.tar -I
> > /usr/local/backupScript/include /usr/local/www/data-dist
>
> > obviously im creating an include file from a directory.  when the tar
> runs,
> > it correctly adds all the files in the include file.  but once that is
> > finished, for some reason tar then goes back and adds all the files that
> are
> > in the /usr/local/www/data-dist directory, even the ones in the include
> > file.  i was under the impression that the -I command would add ONLY the
> > files that are listed in the include.  why is it adding those and then
> after
> > finishing that, adding all the others?
>
> Why won't you just do it this way??
>
> $ tar cvf /usr/local/backupScript/files/www-client-files.tar $( cat
> /usr/local/backupScript/include )
>
> --
> Wael Nasreddine
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>    would never make a good program. (L. Torvalds 1995) :.
>


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