A totally empty file is not valid try the following test:-
touch empty
tar cvzf test.tar.gz --files-from empty
tar tvzf test.tar.gz
tar: Unrecognized archive format: Inappropriate file type or format
tar --version
bsdtar 1.2.53 - libarchive 1.2.53
gtar tvzf test.tar.gz
gtar --version
tar (GNU tar) 1.15.1
Tested on: FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p9
Regards
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Swiger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I can't seem to produce this on a 6.3 (prerelease, built mid December
2007) system:
1% touch empty.tar.gz
2% tar ztf empty.tar.gz
3% gtar ztf empty.tar.gz
gzip: (stdin): unexpected end of file
gtar: Child returned status 1
gtar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
4% tar --version
bsdtar 1.9.3 - libarchive 1.9.3
5% gtar --version
tar (GNU tar) 1.18
Regards,
--
-Chuck
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