Re: tar cvfz test.tar.gz / gives error while untaring

2004-02-29 Thread Oliver Fuchs
On Sun, 29 Feb 2004, Travis Crump wrote: > From my tests that error doesn't appear to be fatal and can be ignored. My version of tar is (GNU tar) 1.13.25. Yes, I also think that this error can be ignored because the rest of the archive is correctly untared. But to be honest I cannot find an exp

Re: tar cvfz test.tar.gz / gives error while untaring

2004-02-29 Thread Travis Crump
Oliver Fuchs wrote: On Sun, 29 Feb 2004, s. keeling wrote: Check the manpage. The "f" switch is used to tell tar that the next parameter is the file to use: tar cvzf test.tar.gz / Instead, cd to someplace with some space, then run it. Yes, that is right ... my fault. By default, tar doesn

Re: tar cvfz test.tar.gz / gives error while untaring

2004-02-29 Thread CW Harris
On Sun, Feb 29, 2004 at 09:33:48PM +0100, Oliver Fuchs wrote: > On Sun, 29 Feb 2004, s. keeling wrote: > > >cd / > >tar cvzf /somewhere/test.tgz . > >cd /somewhere > >tar tvzf test.tgz > > > > Note the "." btw, tarring the whole root dir will tar the entire > > filesystem, inclu

Re: tar cvfz test.tar.gz / gives error while untaring

2004-02-29 Thread s. keeling
Incoming from Oliver Fuchs: > > So the conclusion would be that trying to tar the / directory I have to cd > into that directory to make it working while with any other directory I can > start the tar-process from where ever I want? The answer should be in the manpage but for what it's worth, I _

Re: tar cvfz test.tar.gz / gives error while untaring

2004-02-29 Thread Oliver Fuchs
On Sun, 29 Feb 2004, s. keeling wrote: > Check the manpage. The "f" switch is used to tell tar that the next > parameter is the file to use: > >tar cvzf test.tar.gz / > > Instead, cd to someplace with some space, then run it. Yes, that is right ... my fault. > By default, tar doesn't, so

Re: tar cvfz test.tar.gz / gives error while untaring

2004-02-29 Thread Werner Mahr
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Am Sonntag, 29. Februar 2004 20:42 schrieb Oliver Fuchs: > I want to tar my whole / directory. > > I do > tar cvfz test.tar.gz / > and afterwards trying to untar the directory I receive the error-message: > tar::Cannot mkdir: No such file

Re: tar cvfz test.tar.gz / gives error while untaring

2004-02-29 Thread s. keeling
Incoming from Oliver Fuchs: > > I want to tar my whole / directory. > > I do > tar cvfz test.tar.gz / > and afterwards trying to untar the directory I receive the error-message: > tar::Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory Check the manpage. The "f" switch is used to tell tar th

tar cvfz test.tar.gz / gives error while untaring

2004-02-29 Thread Oliver Fuchs
Hi, I want to tar my whole / directory. I do tar cvfz test.tar.gz / and afterwards trying to untar the directory I receive the error-message: tar::Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory Typing tar tf test.tar the list shows me: / /boot /root [...] I do not understand why tar