Re: [Bug-tar] Excluding directories based on content

[Joerg Schilling]

"Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <address@hidden> wrote:

> > The following command will archive everything, except directories that
> > contain file FILENAME:
> > 
> >   find . -type d -exec test -r {}/FILENAME \; -prune -o -print |
> >      tar --no-recursion -cf archive.tar -T -
> >      
> > Extending it to cover two or three file names is not difficult.
>
> Interesting - I'll give that a go, I'm not sure how much the exec's
> of test will cost; (I guess the easiest way for the 2 markers I need
> is to add it as a -o within the test for the other name).

How many different markers do you have?

Jörg

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