Re: [Bug-tar] Excluding directories based on content

[Sergey Poznyakoff]

Joerg Schilling <address@hidden> wrote:

> >   find . -type d -exec test -r {}/FILENAME \; -prune -o -print |
> >      tar --no-recursion -cf archive.tar -T -
> 
> This does not work.....

It works for me. -exec returns true or false regarding on whether
FILENAME is present in the directory, and -prune makes find to not
descend into that directory.
 
> find . -type d -exec echo {}/FILENAME \;
> 
> will print a "{}/FILENAME" for each directory.

The `echo' command has nothing to do with our question.

Regards,
Sergey