Re: [Shell] help with Tarring files
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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
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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/
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