tar -T -X

[Chang[linuxism]]

btw, what version of tar are you uusing?

[root at server /tmp]# rpm -qa  | grep tar
tar-1.13-4

Anita Lewis wrote:
> ----exclude.tar
> /home/ajlewis2/staroffice/*
> --------include.tar
> /home/ajlewis2/
> tar cvf /home/tempbu/ajlewis2.tar -T /home/ajlewis2/include.tar -X
> /home/ajlewis2/exclude.tar

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