On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:45:36 -0500, Dale wrote: > > The same way you change directory when you extract, with -C. > > > > tar cf archive.tar -C /mnt/gentoo .
> Well, it don't like that here. I used your command and replaced with > the correct parts of course: > > r...@smoker / # tar cf /data/Gentoo-stuff/stage4-x86-04-2009.tar -C > /mnt/gentoo > tar: Cowardly refusing to create an empty archive > Try `tar --help' or `tar --usage' for more information. > r...@smoker / # > > I'm missing something that is likely very obvious here. Yep, the final '.' -- Neil Bothwick "Bother," said Pooh, as the children didn't hand over their savings.
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