Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!dali!ogicse!emory!hubcap!ncrcae!ncrlnk!udcps3!sobol From: sobol@udcps3.cps.udayton.edu (Steven Sobol) Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d Subject: Re: is there an archive pgm with an -except flag? Message-ID: <1990Apr8.220030.19122@udcps3.cps.udayton.edu> Date: 8 Apr 90 22:00:30 GMT References: <1649@wjvax.UUCP> <856@sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au> Reply-To: sobol@udcps3.cps.udayton.edu (Steven Sobol) Organization: The University of Dayton Computer Science Department, Dayton, Ohio Lines: 22 In article <856@sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au> msandifo@ucs.adelaide.edu.au (Martin Sandiford) writes: >From article <1649@wjvax.UUCP>, by mario@wjvax.UUCP (Mario Dona): >> >> The other day I needed to archive a large directory, but didn't want to >> include certain files. Which got me to thinking... is there an archive >> program that takes an "except" argument? > >Try -x under pkzip. Usage is along the lines: > > pkzip file -x*.obj -x*.map -x*.bak -x*.exe > >Martin This only works under PKZip 1.10 Steve -- STEVE SOBOL | UUCP:!UUNET!DAYVB!{UDCPS3|AFITAMY}!SOBOL | 318 Founders Hall, Dayton OH 45469 procedure Standard-Flame: writeln ("People like you make me wanna PUKE!"); "But Soft- What Yonder Light I See? Tis the Computer Lab. Juliet's at the Sun"