How to zip directory excluding symbolic links and the files they point to?
I have a directory with files, subdirectories and symlinks
How to zip only files and folders from that directory without symlinks or files referred to by the symlink?
linux files symlink zip
edited Dec 26 '18 at 18:58
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I have a directory with files, subdirectories and symlinks
How to zip only files and folders from that directory without symlinks or files referred to by the symlink?
linux files symlink zip
edited Dec 26 '18 at 18:58
don_crissti
49.9k15132161
asked Dec 26 '18 at 16:22
mlsvmldkv110011
112
1
Do you mean store symlinks, but not files (instead of symlinks)?
– Romeo Ninov
Dec 26 '18 at 16:30
Do you want the files the symlinks point to?
– phk
Dec 26 '18 at 16:46
I'd rsync the directory into a sibling if possible, and hardlink the files (to reduce diskspace), then (depending on the version of rsync...) find/delete the symbolic links in the sibling directory, and zip/move the contents of the sibling directory (finish by removing the top-level sibling).
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 26 '18 at 17:03
I want to zip only ordinary files and folders, not symlinks nor the files referred to by the symlink
– mlsvmldkv110011
Dec 26 '18 at 17:04
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I have a directory with files, subdirectories and symlinks
How to zip only files and folders from that directory without symlinks or files referred to by the symlink?
linux files symlink zip
edited Dec 26 '18 at 18:58
don_crissti
49.9k15132161
asked Dec 26 '18 at 16:22
mlsvmldkv110011
112
I have a directory with files, subdirectories and symlinks
How to zip only files and folders from that directory without symlinks or files referred to by the symlink?
linux files symlink zip
linux files symlink zip
edited Dec 26 '18 at 18:58
don_crissti
49.9k15132161
asked Dec 26 '18 at 16:22
mlsvmldkv110011
112
edited Dec 26 '18 at 18:58
don_crissti
49.9k15132161
asked Dec 26 '18 at 16:22
mlsvmldkv110011
112
edited Dec 26 '18 at 18:58
don_crissti
49.9k15132161
edited Dec 26 '18 at 18:58
don_crissti
49.9k15132161
edited Dec 26 '18 at 18:58
don_crissti
49.9k15132161
49.9k15132161
asked Dec 26 '18 at 16:22
mlsvmldkv110011
112
asked Dec 26 '18 at 16:22
mlsvmldkv110011
112
asked Dec 26 '18 at 16:22
mlsvmldkv110011
112
112
1
Do you mean store symlinks, but not files (instead of symlinks)?
– Romeo Ninov
Dec 26 '18 at 16:30
Do you want the files the symlinks point to?
– phk
Dec 26 '18 at 16:46
I'd rsync the directory into a sibling if possible, and hardlink the files (to reduce diskspace), then (depending on the version of rsync...) find/delete the symbolic links in the sibling directory, and zip/move the contents of the sibling directory (finish by removing the top-level sibling).
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 26 '18 at 17:03
I want to zip only ordinary files and folders, not symlinks nor the files referred to by the symlink
– mlsvmldkv110011
Dec 26 '18 at 17:04
add a comment |
1
Do you mean store symlinks, but not files (instead of symlinks)?
– Romeo Ninov
Dec 26 '18 at 16:30
Do you want the files the symlinks point to?
– phk
Dec 26 '18 at 16:46
I'd rsync the directory into a sibling if possible, and hardlink the files (to reduce diskspace), then (depending on the version of rsync...) find/delete the symbolic links in the sibling directory, and zip/move the contents of the sibling directory (finish by removing the top-level sibling).
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 26 '18 at 17:03
I want to zip only ordinary files and folders, not symlinks nor the files referred to by the symlink
– mlsvmldkv110011
Dec 26 '18 at 17:04
1
1
Do you mean store symlinks, but not files (instead of symlinks)?
– Romeo Ninov
Dec 26 '18 at 16:30
Do you mean store symlinks, but not files (instead of symlinks)?
– Romeo Ninov
Dec 26 '18 at 16:30
Do you want the files the symlinks point to?
– phk
Dec 26 '18 at 16:46
Do you want the files the symlinks point to?
– phk
Dec 26 '18 at 16:46
I'd rsync the directory into a sibling if possible, and hardlink the files (to reduce diskspace), then (depending on the version of rsync...) find/delete the symbolic links in the sibling directory, and zip/move the contents of the sibling directory (finish by removing the top-level sibling).
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 26 '18 at 17:03
I'd rsync the directory into a sibling if possible, and hardlink the files (to reduce diskspace), then (depending on the version of rsync...) find/delete the symbolic links in the sibling directory, and zip/move the contents of the sibling directory (finish by removing the top-level sibling).
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 26 '18 at 17:03
I want to zip only ordinary files and folders, not symlinks nor the files referred to by the symlink
– mlsvmldkv110011
Dec 26 '18 at 17:04
I want to zip only ordinary files and folders, not symlinks nor the files referred to by the symlink
– mlsvmldkv110011
Dec 26 '18 at 17:04
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You could use @exclude_file: save the symlinks and their target paths1 in a text file then zip the directory and use that file to exclude those paths e.g.
find /full/path/to/dir -type l -print -exec readlink -f {} ; > exclude.lst
zip -r myarchive /full/path/to/dir -x@exclude.lst
1: assuming sane filenames
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You could use @exclude_file: save the symlinks and their target paths1 in a text file then zip the directory and use that file to exclude those paths e.g.
find /full/path/to/dir -type l -print -exec readlink -f {} ; > exclude.lst
zip -r myarchive /full/path/to/dir -x@exclude.lst
1: assuming sane filenames
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You could use @exclude_file: save the symlinks and their target paths1 in a text file then zip the directory and use that file to exclude those paths e.g.
find /full/path/to/dir -type l -print -exec readlink -f {} ; > exclude.lst
zip -r myarchive /full/path/to/dir -x@exclude.lst
1: assuming sane filenames
answered Dec 26 '18 at 18:57
don_crissti
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You could use @exclude_file: save the symlinks and their target paths1 in a text file then zip the directory and use that file to exclude those paths e.g.
find /full/path/to/dir -type l -print -exec readlink -f {} ; > exclude.lst
zip -r myarchive /full/path/to/dir -x@exclude.lst
1: assuming sane filenames
answered Dec 26 '18 at 18:57
don_crissti
49.9k15132161
You could use @exclude_file: save the symlinks and their target paths1 in a text file then zip the directory and use that file to exclude those paths e.g.
find /full/path/to/dir -type l -print -exec readlink -f {} ; > exclude.lst
zip -r myarchive /full/path/to/dir -x@exclude.lst
1: assuming sane filenames
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Do you mean store symlinks, but not files (instead of symlinks)?
– Romeo Ninov
Dec 26 '18 at 16:30
Do you want the files the symlinks point to?
– phk
Dec 26 '18 at 16:46
I'd rsync the directory into a sibling if possible, and hardlink the files (to reduce diskspace), then (depending on the version of rsync...) find/delete the symbolic links in the sibling directory, and zip/move the contents of the sibling directory (finish by removing the top-level sibling).
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 26 '18 at 17:03
I want to zip only ordinary files and folders, not symlinks nor the files referred to by the symlink
– mlsvmldkv110011
Dec 26 '18 at 17:04