Working - Re: [CentOS] Taring up the OS - how to exclude directories

[John Summerfield]

Robert Moskowitz wrote:

> 
> If I watch the screen (without getting sick with the fast scrolling), I 
> see other '/' being removed comments.
> 
Try this. Note the trailing dot:-)

tar cpvzf - -C / --exclude  home --exclude  media --exclude  mnt 
--exclude  proc --exclude  */lost+found .





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