Copy folder excluding in bash file does not excluding so many files

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This is my code to exclude some files,when copy files from one folder to another folder,Copy folder recursively, excluding some folders , I got the idea from this link.

But now the problem is,if I need to exclude only one file,this is working,but for many it's not.(I include all the files,that need to exclude in a text file and give the name of that text file like this,exclude=textfile.txt ,but still it's not working)

cd /source_directory
tar cf - --exclude=dir_to_exclude . | (cd /destination && tar xvf - )

actually,I got this code from that link,I just need to copy folder by excluding some folders — acer, Nov 04 '15 at 11:04
for reasync i need to install something,i'm doing this bash file for a user,so I can't expect them to install those — acer, Nov 04 '15 at 11:13

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 05 '15 at 04:55

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I found out the solution,here when I use exclude-from,then I can able to exclude so many files or folders.

cd /source_directory
tar cf - --exclude-from=dir_to_exclude . | (cd /destination && tar xvf - )

answered Nov 05 '15 at 04:55

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