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From: Frank Steinmetzger <Warp_7@gmx.de>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] tar exclude syntax tip
Date: Thu, 6 May 2021 02:07:28 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <YJMzQHf0t1KrN7Pj@kern> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <YJKexsxwztZx2zz3@waltdnes.org>

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Am Wed, May 05, 2021 at 09:33:58AM -0400 schrieb Walter Dnes:

>   I'm passing on this solution to help others avoid my frustration and
> wasted time.  If you've done "RTFM" on tar, you'll find out that "TFM"
> is broken or out-of-date or whatever, re: "--exclude=PATTERN".  I'm
> fighting the urge to turn this into a rant.


Always reminds me of the good ol’ tar bomb:
https://xkcd.com/1168/

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      parent reply	other threads:[~2021-05-06  0:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-05-05 13:33 [gentoo-user] [OT] tar exclude syntax tip Walter Dnes
2021-05-05 14:03 ` tastytea
2021-05-05 14:10   ` [gentoo-user] " Nuno Silva
2021-05-05 14:23     ` tastytea
2021-05-05 15:28   ` [gentoo-user] " Walter Dnes
2021-05-05 16:00     ` tastytea
2021-05-05 15:20 ` Grant Taylor
2021-05-06  0:07 ` Frank Steinmetzger [this message]

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