On 1/23/11 2:51 PM, Johan Martinez wrote:
>
> I want to backup a directory using tar, but want separate tarballs for each
> subdirectory. For example:
> # ls dir1
> subdir1 subdir2 subdir3
>
> Will it possible to do it using only tar command?
No, tar only generates a single output stream.
> Or will I need another
> separate piece of logic/control? I thought of writing a shell script with three
> tar commands for each subdirectory, but that's not elegant way of doing it.
What's not elegant about a script that does exactly what you want?
> Also, it may not scale as number of subdirectories change. Any other solutions
> or tips for doing this will be really helpful.
Decide how you want to specify the list (in the script, in something the script
can read, or a wildcard name expansion) and use a 'for' shell loop with the list
that also expands the name into the output filename.
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Les Mikesell
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