what is the option to exclude files/dirs using tar in HP-UX 11i v2

[GSK_2]

Hi Guys,
Could anyone of you please help me with the below query.
what is the option/syntax to exclude files/dirs using tar in HP-UX 11i v2

Thanks in advance.
Satish

[Rajeev Shukla]

There is no option in tar to exclude files or directories once you specify the path to tar.
Say you tar /etc then everything in /etc is tared.
Other option you could look at is fbackup where you can specify the include and exclude options to archive the files

Cheers
Rajeev

[Timothy P. Jackson · Accepted solution]

Hi Satish,

I have run into the same problem and the only way I found with out creating a script or using CPIO is to use fbackup.

fbackup is really easy to use and you can setup multiple graphs that can be used for different backup or file transfers. fbackup is also designed to be faster than TAR or CPIO.

Tim

[Mancboy]

Hi Satish,
gnu tar has the exclude option and I would recommend using it if you ever want to port archives between OSes.
see hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/gnu/tar-1.15.1

But fbackup is a lot easier for excluding as you have one "graph" file that can be easily edited.

[GSK_2]

Thanks to all. All your resposes have been helpful.

Regards
Satish