Minor change.

[chaz/tar] / doc / tar.texi

diff --git a/doc/tar.texi b/doc/tar.texi
index 1102e32aba26be6b71a67f033c5f1e1cd69e501f..9a8b171953e1e7e7083a0100e22b8e47211cf686 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/tar.texi
+++ b/doc/tar.texi
@@ -2572,6 +2572,10 @@ during archive creation, it is order sensitive.  @xref{directory}.
 When performing operations, @command{tar} will skip files that match
 @var{pattern}.  @xref{exclude}.
 
 When performing operations, @command{tar} will skip files that match
 @var{pattern}.  @xref{exclude}.
 

+@opsummary{exclude-backups}
+@item --exclude-backups
+Exclude backup and lock files.  @xref{exclude,, exclude-backups}.
+

 @opsummary{exclude-from}
 @item --exclude-from=@var{file}
 @itemx -X @var{file}
 @opsummary{exclude-from}
 @item --exclude-from=@var{file}
 @itemx -X @var{file}


@@ -2585,7 +2589,7 @@ patterns in the file @var{file}.  @xref{exclude}.
 Exclude from dump any directory containing a valid cache directory
 tag file, but still dump the directory node and the tag file itself.
 
 Exclude from dump any directory containing a valid cache directory
 tag file, but still dump the directory node and the tag file itself.
 

-@xref{exclude}.
+@xref{exclude,, exclude-caches}.

 
 @opsummary{exclude-caches-under}
 @item --exclude-caches-under
 
 @opsummary{exclude-caches-under}
 @item --exclude-caches-under


@@ -2605,19 +2609,20 @@ tag file.  @xref{exclude}.
 @item --exclude-tag=@var{file}
 
 Exclude from dump any directory containing file named @var{file}, but
 @item --exclude-tag=@var{file}
 
 Exclude from dump any directory containing file named @var{file}, but

-dump the directory node and @var{file} itself.  @xref{exclude}.
+dump the directory node and @var{file} itself.  @xref{exclude,, exclude-tag}.

 
 @opsummary{exclude-tag-under}
 @item --exclude-tag-under=@var{file}
 
 Exclude from dump the contents of any directory containing file
 
 @opsummary{exclude-tag-under}
 @item --exclude-tag-under=@var{file}
 
 Exclude from dump the contents of any directory containing file

-named @var{file}, but dump the directory node itself.  @xref{exclude}.
+named @var{file}, but dump the directory node itself.  @xref{exclude,,
+exclude-tag-under}.

 
 @opsummary{exclude-tag-all}
 @item --exclude-tag-all=@var{file}
 
 Exclude from dump any directory containing file named @var{file}.
 
 @opsummary{exclude-tag-all}
 @item --exclude-tag-all=@var{file}
 
 Exclude from dump any directory containing file named @var{file}.

-@xref{exclude}.
+@xref{exclude,,exclude-tag-all}.

 
 @opsummary{exclude-vcs}
 @item --exclude-vcs
 
 @opsummary{exclude-vcs}
 @item --exclude-vcs


@@ -2625,7 +2630,7 @@ Exclude from dump any directory containing file named @var{file}.
 Exclude from dump directories and files, that are internal for some
 widely used version control systems.
 
 Exclude from dump directories and files, that are internal for some
 widely used version control systems.
 

-@xref{exclude}.
+@xref{exclude,,exclude-vcs}.

 
 @opsummary{file}
 @item --file=@var{archive}
 
 @opsummary{file}
 @item --file=@var{archive}


@@ -7068,6 +7073,7 @@ which is difficult to catch using text editors.
 
 However, empty lines are OK.
 
 
 However, empty lines are OK.
 

+@table @option

 @cindex version control system, excluding files
 @cindex VCS, excluding files
 @cindex SCCS, excluding files
 @cindex version control system, excluding files
 @cindex VCS, excluding files
 @cindex SCCS, excluding files


@@ -7079,13 +7085,11 @@ However, empty lines are OK.
 @cindex Arch, excluding files
 @cindex Mercurial, excluding files
 @cindex Darcs, excluding files
 @cindex Arch, excluding files
 @cindex Mercurial, excluding files
 @cindex Darcs, excluding files

-@table @option

 @opindex exclude-vcs
 @item --exclude-vcs
 Exclude files and directories used by following version control
 systems: @samp{CVS}, @samp{RCS}, @samp{SCCS}, @samp{SVN}, @samp{Arch},
 @samp{Bazaar}, @samp{Mercurial}, and @samp{Darcs}.
 @opindex exclude-vcs
 @item --exclude-vcs
 Exclude files and directories used by following version control
 systems: @samp{CVS}, @samp{RCS}, @samp{SCCS}, @samp{SVN}, @samp{Arch},
 @samp{Bazaar}, @samp{Mercurial}, and @samp{Darcs}.

-@end table

 
 As of version @value{VERSION}, the following files are excluded:
 
 
 As of version @value{VERSION}, the following files are excluded:
 


@@ -7111,6 +7115,19 @@ As of version @value{VERSION}, the following files are excluded:
 @item @file{_darcs}
 @end itemize
 
 @item @file{_darcs}
 @end itemize
 

+@opindex exclude-backups
+@item --exclude-backups
+Exclude backup and lock files.  This option causes exclusion of files
+that match the following shell globbing patterns:
+
+@table @asis
+@item .#*
+@item *~
+@item #*#
+@end table
+
+@end table
+

 @findex exclude-caches
 When creating an archive, the @option{--exclude-caches} option family
 causes @command{tar} to exclude all directories that contain a @dfn{cache
 @findex exclude-caches
 When creating an archive, the @option{--exclude-caches} option family
 causes @command{tar} to exclude all directories that contain a @dfn{cache