4 files changed, 26 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/create.h b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/create.h
index aaf96a258ae6..2f683ce03a86 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/create.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/create.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ extern char	*DeInstall;
 extern char	*Contents;
 extern char	*Require;
 extern char	*PlayPen;
+extern char	*ExcludeFrom;
 
 void		check_list(char *, Package *);
 void		usage(const char *, const char *, ...);
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/main.c b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/main.c
index a82fb1f2f653..0e18187c3522 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/main.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/main.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ static const char *rcsid = "$Id: main.c,v 1.4 1993/09/04 05:06:33 jkh Exp $";
 #include "lib.h"
 #include "create.h"
 
-static char Options[] = "hvf:p:c:d:i:k:r:t:";
+static char Options[] = "hvf:p:c:d:i:k:r:t:X:";
 
 char	*Prefix		= NULL;
 char	*Comment        = NULL;
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ char	*DeInstall	= NULL;
 char	*Contents	= NULL;
 char	*Require	= NULL;
 char	*PlayPen	= NULL;
+char	*ExcludeFrom	= NULL;
 
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
@@ -73,6 +74,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	    PlayPen = optarg;
 	    break;
 
+	case 'X':
+	    ExcludeFrom = optarg;
+	    break;
+
 	case 'h':
 	case '?':
 	default:
@@ -126,6 +131,7 @@ usage(const char *name, const char *fmt, ...)
     fprintf(stderr, "-k script  de-install script\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "-r script  pre/post requirements script\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "-t temp    use temp as template for mktemp()\n");
+    fprintf(stderr, "-X file    exclude files listed in file\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "-v         verbose\n");
     exit(1);
 }
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/perform.c b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/perform.c
index 747a3efe6a35..4744a9864abe 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/perform.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/perform.c
@@ -141,9 +141,11 @@ make_dist(char *home, char *pkg, char *suffix, Package *plist)
     char args[10];
 
     args[0] = '\0';
+    if (ExcludeFrom)
+	sprintf(args, "-X %s ", ExcludeFrom);
     sprintf(tball, "%s/%s.%s", home, pkg, suffix);
     if (index(suffix, 'z'))	/* Compress/gzip? */
-	strcpy(args, "z");
+	strcat(args, "z");
     if (Verbose)
 	printf("Creating gzip'd tar ball in '%s', contents:\n", tball);
     strcat(args, "cf");
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/pkg_create.1 b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/pkg_create.1
index 43306f2d6c41..b4cb2853f8eb 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/pkg_create.1
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/pkg_create.1
@@ -118,6 +118,21 @@ space in your
 directory is limited.  Be sure to leave some number of `X' characters
 for mktemp(3) to fill in with a unique ID.
 .B "Optional."
+.TP
+.BI "\-X\ " file
+Pass
+.I file
+as a
+.B \-exclude-from
+argument to
+.B tar
+when creating final package.  See
+.B tar
+man page (or run
+.B tar
+with
+.B --help
+flag) for further information on using this flag.
 .PP
 .SH "TECHNICAL DETAILS"
 The "packing list" format (see \fB-f\fR) is fairly simple, being