my @args = ("/bin/tar", "czvf",   $storageLocation.$archiveName,  $archiveDir );
system(@args) == 0 or die "system @args failed: $?";

##</code><code>##

tar -czvf - -g $BACKEDUP  --index-file $INDEXFILE --exclude-from $MYEXCLUDES --totals /home/user1/ | ssh remote_machine "cat > /mnt/mount_point/dir1/$FILENAME" 

##</code><code>##

#!/usr/bin/perl 
use strict;
use warnings;

my $excludes = "/home/user1/scripts/perl/backup/excluded_files.txt";
                                 
my $storageLocation = "/mnt/mount_point/dir1/"; 
my $archiveName = "backup.tar.gz";
my $archiveDir = "/home/user1/temp"; 

my @args = ("/bin/tar", "czv --exclude-from=$excludes -f",   $storageLocation.$archiveName,  $archiveDir );
system(@args) == 0 or die "system @args failed: $?";

##</code><code>##

/bin/tar: Old option `b' requires an argument.
Try `/bin/tar --help' or `/bin/tar --usage' for more information.
system /bin/tar czv
--exclude-from=/home/user1/scripts/perl/backup/excluded_files.txt -f
/mnt/mount_point/dir1/backup.tar.gz /home/user1/temp failed: 5
12 at /tmp/filename.pl line 12.