*--include* /pattern/ (*-W* *include*=/pattern/) Process only files or directories that match the specified pat- tern. Note that exclusions specified with *--exclude* take prece- dence over inclusions. If no inclusions are explicitly speci- fied, all entries are processed by default. The *--include* option is especially useful when filtering archives. For example, the command *tar* *-c* *-f* /new.tar/ *--include='*foo*'* *@*/old.tgz/ creates a new archive /new.tar/ containing only the entries from /old.tgz/ containing the string `foo'. lieven sterck wrote:
alrighty, thx thpar/napoc, that already shed some light in the darkness .... but now I'll raise the stacks:
how can i use the -C option to tar all files from a certain dir? because apparently it only works when using full file names (does not accept *.png)
L.
Thomas Van Parys wrote:
lieven sterck schreef:
does anyone know how to use the -C option in 'tar'
thx, L.
example from the man page: tar -xjf foo.tar.bz2 -C bar/
this will extract (x) and unbzip (j) the file (f) foo.tar.bz2 into the directory (C) bar/
cheers, T.