Re: Dar compression of .git/objects

The `-Z` doesn't support exclusions by path (only file name). So I `-Z
.git` will not work.

To make sure - I added `-Z .git` and the results are the same (see below):
```
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 19 Mio Sat Dec  7
22:00:47 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 6 kio Sat Dec  7
21:59:30 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/61
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 6 kio Sat Dec  7
21:59:30 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/61/1b74765bcfcf347be22d4d6cdb32c644bfe28d
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 398 o Sat Dec  7
22:00:47 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/50
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 398 o Sat Dec  7
22:00:47 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/50/caeabcf2b7fa449fa9d06fc7316ec114028ad2
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 12 kio Sat Dec  7
21:59:33 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/57
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 11 kio Sat Dec  7
21:59:33 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/57/60791ddf61f8b9a2020a57c054def1e3af0a70
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 468 o Thu Dec  5
10:25:56 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/57/99ba9d83cd21bf4f4db5f293360357ca6c13b9
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 361 o Mon Nov 11
12:52:05 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/6a
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 361 o Mon Nov 11
12:52:05 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/6a/59894dee910d34cf62dc568197ea53b55652ad
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 612 kio Fri Dec  6
22:37:35 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/3c
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 612 kio Fri Dec  6
22:38:35 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/3c/3aea06a74830eefecc719a5f7a06ee19920001
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 315 o Sat Dec  7
07:16:57 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/58
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 315 o Sat Dec  7
07:16:57 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/58/286d560e13d74ac3fbcf6f6393b805713692e0
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 929 o Fri Dec  6
22:37:40 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/34
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 929 o Fri Dec  6
22:38:35 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/34/eff3814dc7fc6241abe845e68cae312f06d480
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 361 o Fri Dec  6
22:39:25 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/33
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 361 o Fri Dec  6
22:39:25 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/33/4d871d2a25130fe16c0d828be84469e36e428f
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 167 o Fri Dec  6
22:39:25 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/9d
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 167 o Fri Dec  6
22:39:25 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/9d/c55d30620250d8ba5ff1ed76f19be6b77d2396
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 630 o Fri Dec  6
22:38:49 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/a4
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 630 o Fri Dec  6
22:38:49 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/a4/0714b5a07ed1b0874f175deca20c2ffb32b8b2
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 1 kio Fri Dec  6
22:37:38 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/b5
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 1 kio Fri Dec  6
22:38:37 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/b5/825b9e4b9760d39ac55aa3de55db10f2563e90
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 463 o Sun Nov 10
10:00:27 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/ac
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 463 o Sun Nov 10
10:00:28 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/ac/bd2655de31ce01adee3fea4bb14f65e4d077ef
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 3 kio Sat Dec  7
21:59:50 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/ad
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 1 kio Sat Dec  7
21:59:50 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/ad/2d31406a3241ff5325cb69fc3fd0e4dccf1432
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 1 kio Fri Dec  6
22:38:38 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/ad/8467818e9beea6386399741d270f15642f1189
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 132 o Sun Nov 10
10:00:28 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/d0
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 132 o Sun Nov 10
10:00:28 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/d0/6f7c98f6e8ac8bf006a18318a43b440dbf09fd
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 362 o Sat Dec  7
08:01:36 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/df
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 362 o Sat Dec  7
08:01:36 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/df/29d4718752fca140d217e1e79e1012c29f13d2
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 261 o Sun Nov 10
10:00:28 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/da
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 261 o Sun Nov 10
10:00:28 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/da/a09588ea88cb9df7f2ec6187981df2b38a03c2
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 1 kio Sat Dec  7
21:59:29 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/b4
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 1 kio Sat Dec  7
21:59:33 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/b4/046ed7aa09569dffffb02ff2e407b64d8e653c
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 1 kio Sat Dec  7
21:59:28 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/bd
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 1 kio Sat Dec  7
21:59:33 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/bd/791ecab16f836b9c25770edbd51c131d0a753b
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 8 kio Sun Nov 10
10:00:27 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/d6
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 8 kio Sun Nov 10
10:00:28 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/d6/249b5d9315678f00d3ca8f867c4b742860f3b7
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 401 kio Sat Dec  7
21:59:32 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/d8
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 396 kio Fri Dec  6
22:38:39 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/d8/ab82cee523f49696a9ec87a78577d6394d4e7f
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 1 kio Sun Nov 10
10:00:28 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/d8/6ed4154e11ff44a18772941e1da059b0040372
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 4 kio Sat Dec  7
21:59:32 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/d8/f13be81c859cf8654e34f179b5264fb480605a
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 22 kio Sat Dec  7
07:16:57 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/e5
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 22 kio Sat Dec  7
07:16:57 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/e5/104dbc9829e5e9d23e307e1c3bd58a308f9eab
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  drwxr-xr-x   user1 staff 608 kio Sun Nov 10
10:00:27 2019 testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/eb
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 7 kio Sun Nov 10
10:00:28 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/eb/7364e97e02e88cd886d9a7f9fcde9217c2dfc8
[Saved]       [H--][Worse][ ]  -r--r--r--   user1 staff 601 kio Sun Nov 10
10:00:28 2019
testing/_tmp/html-in-js/koder/.git/objects/eb/44356e5e8a876e93e0579e06726e9d7b9e7e06
```

On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 3:35 AM Richard Gray <[email protected]>
wrote:

> You can use the -Z option as many times as you want. So just use -Z .got
> and you're sorted.
>
> Richard.
>
> On Mon, 16 Dec 2019, 12:10 C, <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Someone help? What should I do?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> /C
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 13, 2019 at 11:16 AM C <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I've just started using `dar` and I ABSOLUTELY love it. I've been
>>> looking for a comprehensive backup program and `dar` does so exactly 100%
>>> what I want in a way that feels wonderful.
>>>
>>> On to my situation: I used `dar` with `-z9` to compress my projects
>>> folders. When I viewed the archive (using `dar -l`) it showed me that some
>>> files were worse compressed (`[Worse]`). These were all files in the
>>> `.git/objects/...` folders.
>>>
>>> So it seems that compression does not work well for `.git` objects. But
>>> I cannot figure out how to exclude them from compression. When I read the
>>> documentation for `-Z` (exclude compression) I see it applies to file names
>>> only but `.git` objects are not having similar file names so how should I
>>> exclude them?
>>>
>>> Hope someone can help. And thanks to everyone who has contributed to
>>> creating this wonderful program.
>>> /C
>>>
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