OK, let me see if I've got it right...
>>> tar -cvf home2.tar home 'home' is a directory with about 40MB worth of stuff in it, right? I was thinking that if it was really huge (hundreds of MB or more) then there might be a bug in the compression routines called by tar. BUT, you're getting a similar, related message with out the 'z' switch... What's wierd is that it's gagging not on 4GB (which would explicable by a 32bit pointer issue, perhaps), but 40GB - is that the size of the drive?? If so, I submit that there is a recursion problem. Maybe you can try something like this, assuming that 'home' is, say, directly under /, or in the /usr hierarchy and does NOT include 'var': tar -cvf /var/home2.tar home Also - since I don't have a Linux file system I can readily check here at work - check the Linux man page for 'tar' and make sure that the '-' in front of the 'cvf' is legal/tolerated. There may be a subtle implementation-dependent gotcha just waiting to nail you there. (I don't seem to need to use the "-" in front of my tar switches on Tru64, but YMMV, and probably will). HTH, Bayard ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayard R. Coolidge N1HO DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed are Compaq Computer Corp. solely those of the author, and not Nashua, New Hampshire, USA those of Compaq Computer Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] (DEC '77-'98) or any other entity. "Brake for Moose - It could save your life" - N.H. Fish & Game Dept. -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS/CC d+ s:+ a++ C+++$ UO++$L++>$ P L++>$ E-@ W+ N++ o- K? w--- O? M? V-- PS+ PE+ Y+ PGP- t++ 5? X? R* tv b++ DI+++ D? G e++ h-- r++ y? UF++ -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK----- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
