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  • I believe the --exclude option can only accept a single string after it. You can have multiple --exclude statements though. Maybe try "--exclude=/tmp/hello --exclude=hello" Oops. Nevermind. I misunderstood. Commented Oct 4, 2018 at 13:43
  • @LewisM I think OP want to exclude directory "/tmp/hello hello" (yes, with a space. Commented Oct 4, 2018 at 13:44
  • @ShellCode what about quoting all exclude, e.g. "--exclude=/tmp/hello hello" Commented Oct 4, 2018 at 13:45
  • Yeah. That's why I put the Oops statement later. :) Commented Oct 4, 2018 at 13:46
  • How about putting eval in front of the execution? Commented Oct 4, 2018 at 13:52