#440170 tar: add new option --include (to complement --exclude)

Package:
tar
Source:
tar
Description:
GNU version of the tar archiving utility
Submitter:
Jari Aalto
Date:
2021-09-22 04:40:08 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#440170#5
Date:
2007-08-30 11:45:47 UTC
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To:
Tar is user many times from scripts. Sometimes the scripts can let
user configure the options by importing the options from separate
file. An exmaple from bash:

  tar $(< $option_file) $DIRECTORY *.c

Tar contains option
#440170#10
Date:
2007-08-30 12:22:04 UTC
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To:
Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net> ha escrit:

I don't see how using

  tar -cf archive --include='*.c'

would differ from

  tar -cf archive *.c

Regards,
Sergey
#440170#15
Date:
2007-08-30 13:25:06 UTC
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To:
"Sergey Poznyakoff" <gray@gnu.org.ua> writes:

Please read the whole mail carefully. The case is presented there.

Jari
#440170#20
Date:
2007-08-30 13:23:11 UTC
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Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net> ha escrit:

It does not seem clear to me.

Regards,
Sergey
#440170#25
Date:
2007-08-30 15:47:30 UTC
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To:
"Sergey Poznyakoff" <gray@gnu.org.ua> writes:

Check that "Reading the options from files" part. Think what happens
when reading from multiple configuration files, where both --exclude
--include options are present.

Jari
#440170#30
Date:
2021-09-22 04:26:56 UTC
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