Exclude Options for Tar +
Quick thought…
You can pretty much exclude a file, folder or specific pattern when using tar:
# tar cvfp 052613tar.tar /my/path/Example.com_DIR --exclude=/my/path/Example.com_DIR/images
or tar everything in the current directory, but exclude two specific files
# tar cvpf 052613tar.tar * --exclude=index.html --exclude=myimage.png
or
tar cvpf 052613tar.tar * --exclude='file1' --exclude='pattern*' --exclude='file2'
p.s some tar basics…