I need to backup a hierarchy. I need to keep the image as small and fast as possible. I use
tar -c --exclude="..."
with several --exclude=".." patterns to omit quite a few directory/file patterns, and that works fine.
However, the hierarchy has several .git sub-directories dotted around inside it and I do want to include anything below such directories encountered in the backup. There is a chance directories/files below .git might match the --exclude="..." patterns, and they would currently get excluded.
Is there any way to tell tar that anything below a .git is to be included, regardless of --exclude? Or how could I handle this requirement?
