Re: [Shell] help with Tarring files

This WebDNA talk-list message is from

2002


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 45322
interpreted = N
texte = Joshua Lynn wrote:> the same level as checkout). The tar gets made in the correct location, > but is created with the following folder structure: a folder called > .. with a folder called outgoing inside it. inside that is where the > tarred files are. Because that is exactly what you told it to do. Tar pays attention to the path that you pass in, figuring that it is significant information.> [shell]tar -cf - ../outgoing/[header21]|gzip> > ../outgoing/[header21].tar.gz[/shell]Try this instead:[shell]tar -C ../outgoing -cf - [header21] | gzip > [header21].tar.gz[/shell]or some such. You should also check to see if your tar command supports gzip internally, which would simplify the command considerably:[shell]tar -C ../outgoing -zcf [header21].tar.gz [header21][/shell]HTHJohn-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [Shell] help with Tarring files (John Peacock 2002)
  2. Re: [Shell] help with Tarring files (Erol Guneri 2002)
  3. [Shell] help with Tarring files (Joshua Lynn 2002)
Joshua Lynn wrote:> the same level as checkout). The tar gets made in the correct location, > but is created with the following folder structure: a folder called > .. with a folder called outgoing inside it. inside that is where the > tarred files are. Because that is exactly what you told it to do. Tar pays attention to the path that you pass in, figuring that it is significant information.> [shell]tar -cf - ../outgoing/[header21]|gzip> > ../outgoing/[header21].tar.gz[/shell]Try this instead:[shell]tar -C ../outgoing -cf - [header21] | gzip > [header21].tar.gz[/shell]or some such. You should also check to see if your tar command supports gzip internally, which would simplify the command considerably:[shell]tar -C ../outgoing -zcf [header21].tar.gz [header21][/shell]HTHJohn-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ John Peacock

DOWNLOAD WEBDNA NOW!

Top Articles:

Talk List

The WebDNA community talk-list is the best place to get some help: several hundred extremely proficient programmers with an excellent knowledge of WebDNA and an excellent spirit will deliver all the tips and tricks you can imagine...

Related Readings:

WebCat for mass emailings (1997) MATH (1998) Examples of cross-selling with WebCatalog? (1998) Hiding URL ? (1998) MORE: Is it possible to pause or wait a process (2000) WebDNA Solutions ... sorry! (1997) What the *(**&^* webcat/mer (1998) Search results templates (1996) form data submission gets truncated (1997) Shipping.db (1998) Tracking System? (1997) New Business Opportunity (2006) Location of Browser Info.txt file (1997) Adding to Cart (2004) Upgrading old WebCat Database Files (1997) DON'T use old cart file! (1997) listfiles shows invisible files ... (1999) Colocator Upgrading OS (2004) timezone calculations (2001) dates as search criteria (2000)