On Thu, 15 Dec 2016 10:52:05 +0100, Gert Doering wrote: > A *tar* file is a container, that contains files plus header > information.
I also tried the bz2 format just for testing, see the following commands: $ diff vpngate_1.0.126.222_tcp_995.ovpn_JP <( bzcat vpngate_1.0.126.222_tcp_995.ovpn_JP.bz2 ) $ As you can see, there is no differences between the above two files. Still, the process-substitution-based version will failed as follows: $ sudo openvpn <( bzcat vpngate_1.0.126.222_tcp_995.ovpn_JP.bz2 ) Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: /dev/ fd/63 Use --help for more information. $ Any hints? Regards > > So "just unzipping the tar file" will never create a valid OpenVPN > config. > > It might work by unzipping a plain text file on-the fly, using the right > shell variant that can do this sort of redirect. > > But as said earlier, the benefits of using gzip'ed config files is > minimal, > given that the files are so small anyway. > > gert -- .: Hongyi Zhao [ hongyi.zhao AT gmail.com ] Free as in Freedom :. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Openvpn-users mailing list Openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users
