[olug] Unix Tip: TAR ONLY THE FILES

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			Unix Tip 2011 - July  4, 2003

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TAR ONLY THE FILES

To tar only files (not 
subdirectories) in the 
current directory use 
this command:

$ tar cvf files.tar ./`ls -l | grep -v '^d' | awk '{ print $9 }'`

This tip generously supported by: rrs at assc.com.ve


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