Thank you all for your help, I used the method proposed by Warren Toomey I had missed the -O from the tar extraction, but it all works now
Again thanks for your help and advice this has saved me 1/3 hard disk space as before I had a tar.bz file and an mp3 store for playback now I can create an MP3 on the fly and only when the file is requested Regards Robb Elad Karako wrote: > Oak is more convenient for tar extractions and operations on compressed > files. > (..execute command for extraction and another for lame action.) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Warren Toomey > Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 1:25 AM > To: MP3 encoders development list > Subject: Re: [mp3encoder] using stdin stdout with lame > > On Mon, Sep 11, 2006 at 04:55:02PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> tar -zxvf rob.tgz | lame - rob.mp3 >> > > Reading the tar manual: > > tar {-r | -u} -f archive-file [options] [files | directories] > > -O (x, t modes only) In extract (-x) mode, files will be written to > standard out rather than being extracted to disk. > > So: tar vxzOf rob.tgz /dirpath/rob.wav | lame - rob.mp3 > > and then lose the v option because you know that it works. > > Warren > _______________________________________________ > mp3encoder mailing list > mp3encoder@minnie.tuhs.org > https://minnie.tuhs.org/mailman/listinfo/mp3encoder > > __________ NOD32 1.1750 (20060911) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > > _______________________________________________ > mp3encoder mailing list > mp3encoder@minnie.tuhs.org > https://minnie.tuhs.org/mailman/listinfo/mp3encoder > _______________________________________________ mp3encoder mailing list mp3encoder@minnie.tuhs.org https://minnie.tuhs.org/mailman/listinfo/mp3encoder
