On Thu, 28 Sep 2006, Sergey Poznyakoff wrote:
Henrik Grubbström <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I need to create tar archives with deep paths on a Linux machine that
Solaris 10's system tar (ie /bin/tar) can extract. If I read the
manuals correctly, this should be achievable by using the USTAR format.
$ gtar --format=ustar --record-size=512 -cvf gtar.ustar.512
You have forgotten to say what version of GNU tar you are using.
Oops, sorry; the issue exists with both GNU tar 1.14 and 1.5.91.
Regards,
Sergey
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Henrik Grubbström [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Roxen Internet Software AB
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