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Tar GZ - Exclude directory - good for copying down a live WP install and ignoring uploads
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tar -czvf filename.tar.gz /full/path/to/directory --exclude "/full/path/to/directory/to/exclude/wp-content/uploads"
Use this on local /wp-content/uploads:
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule (.*) http://domain.com/wp-content/uploads/$1
</IfModule>
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