[ale] Tarring Root FS

[James P. Kinney III]

On Fri, 2005-12-09 at 15:12 -0500, Christopher Fowler wrote:
> I'm trying to make a backup of my hard drive without including the
> directory /mksysb.  Tar keeps pulling files from that directory.
> 
> [root at localhost /]# sudo tar -l --same-owner -
> cjpsf /mksysb/iso/data/DUMP-$lt.tar.bz2 --exclude ./mksysb/* .

the exclude should be

--exclude=/mksysb



> tar: ./dev/log: socket ignored
> tar: ./tmp/mysql.sock: socket ignored
> tar: ./var/run/acpid.socket: socket ignored
> tar: ./mksysb/iso/data/DUMP-.tar.bz2: file changed as we read it
> tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
> [root at localhost /]# 
> 
> Is there a way I can tell tar to backup /, stay on the same filesystem,
> and do not get anything in /mksysb?
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris
> 
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