Use cpio command to copy everything except some files

[Michael Yu_1]

Is there any way I can use cpio command to copy everthing in the directory except some files or sub-directory? I usually umount those sub directory that I don't want to copy but I have to do this in off-hour since I have to umount them. I wish I can run cpio commnad to exclude some sub-directories that I don't want to copy. Thanks.

[Alzhy · Accepted solution]

cd /srcdir
find ./ -depth -print|grep -v exclude_dir/files |cpio ....

[Hari Kumar]

use the "f" option available with cpio which copies the files except those specified in the pattern
cpio -i f [pattern.........]
u can use even not these as " ! "leading, which select not matching part of this expression