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This was one I used to backup all websites in a folder: find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk 'BEGIN {FS="./"}; {print $2}' | xargs -d '\n' tar czf ba

This was one I used to backup all websites in a folder: find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | awk 'BEGIN {FS="./"}; {print $2}' | xargs -d '\n' tar czf backup1.tar Note that you'll have to change $2 to the correct column number for the name field depending on your output.

Domenic_S 15y ago
Why not just cp the parent directory?
- narsil 15y ago
  This command doesn't include the files in the parent directory. An easier way to accomplish the original command uses globbing (like in bash): tar czf backup1.tar */
  - Domenic_S 15y ago
    I got that part, but why are there files there in the first place...?