tar backup script

[Wael Nasreddine]

This One Time, at Band Camp, Steel City Phantom <scphantm at yahoo.com> said, On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 10:57:22PM -0500:
> this isn't really bsd specific but i still need help with it.  im writing a
> backup script  a clip from that script is this:

> find /usr/local/www/data-dist/ -name config.php >
> /usr/local/backupScript/include
> find /usr/local/www/data-dist/ -name ClientFiles >>
> /usr/local/backupScript/include

> tar cvf /usr/local/backupScript/files/www-client-files.tar -I
> /usr/local/backupScript/include /usr/local/www/data-dist

> obviously im creating an include file from a directory.  when the tar runs,
> it correctly adds all the files in the include file.  but once that is
> finished, for some reason tar then goes back and adds all the files that are
> in the /usr/local/www/data-dist directory, even the ones in the include
> file.  i was under the impression that the -I command would add ONLY the
> files that are listed in the include.  why is it adding those and then after
> finishing that, adding all the others?

Why won't you just do it this way??

$ tar cvf /usr/local/backupScript/files/www-client-files.tar $( cat /usr/local/backupScript/include )

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