OpenWritings.net

<project basedir="." default="build" name="myProjectName">
 
  <tstamp><format property="DAY_TIME_NOW" pattern="yyyy-MM-dd_HH.mm.ss" /></tstamp>
  <!-- 
    Will compress everything into myProjectName_YYYY-MM-DD_HH.MM.SS.tar.gz,
      except files with the format myProjectName_*.tar.gz and db directory.
  -->
  <target name="pack_code" description="Packing everything.">
    <tar compression="gzip" destfile="${ant.project.name}_${DAY_TIME_NOW}.tar.gz" 
      basedir="." 
      excludes="db/**, **/${ant.project.name}_*.tar.gz"  
    />
  </target>
 
  <!-- Or compress multiple specific files. -->
  <target name="compress_multiple_files">
    <tar compression="gzip" destfile="/path/to/my_archive.tar.gz">
      <tarfileset dir=".">
        <include name="my_file1.txt"/>
        <include name="my_file2.txt"/>
      </tarfileset>
    </tar>
  </target>
 
</project>