--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'.

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.