Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 18:29:57 +0000 (GMT) From: Gabor Zahemszky <zgabor@CoDe.hu> To: ishort@pcm.co.za Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Backup Software Message-ID: <199604011829.SAA00575@CoDe.CoDe.hu> In-Reply-To: <199604011105.NAA08740@pcmgate.pcm.co.za> from "Irvine Short" at Apr 1, 96 01:08:10 pm
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> > Hi all > > Well, I can backup up my system using find and cpio now, thanks to > some help from the mailing list archives, but I must say I don't like > it too much. > > Anyone got any nice front ends to these commands? It wouldn't be so hard with dialog, but need some idea about what to do... > Failing that, how do I tell find to list all the files on my hard > disk except a certain directory tree? 1) Try to `grep it out' with something like this: find / -depth -print | grep -v '^/you/dont/like/this/directory/to/backup' | cpio -o .... (and use more greps, if you have more dirs -- or use egrep -v '/dir1|/dir2|/dir3' instead 2) Maybe the find -prune option (action) is for you - sorry, I never used it -- Gabor Zahemszky <zgabor@CoDe.hu> -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- Earth is the cradle of human sense, but you can't stay in the cradle forever. Tsiolkovsky
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