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> -----Original Message----- |
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> From: Neil Bothwick [mailto:neil@××××××××××.uk] |
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> Sent: 24 March 2006 09:24 |
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> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How to tar? |
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[snip...] |
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> > Yes, but GNU tar cannot do that, it can only do one command at a |
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> > time, either --extract or --delete or ... |
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> |
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> The simplest solution is probably to make several smaller tarballs |
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> instead on one containing the whole of /usr. |
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I ended up breaking up /usr into |
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smaller directories and I have now migrated the fs onto the laptop. :-) |
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However, I tried the --exclude FILE option and could not get it to work. |
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In particular, I had a go with these: |
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--exclude /mnt/hda5/portage/* |
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--exclude /mnt/hda5/portage |
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--exclude portage |
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--exclude=/mnt/hda5/portage/* |
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. . . etc. |
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I even used ' ' to enclose the path/pattern but I just couldn't get it |
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to work. :-( |
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What did I do wrong? |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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