"Stu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > $ gtar -czvf backup.gtz *.avt > : MSDOS can't use compressed or remote archives I don't really know, but I can guess. Gnu tar does not compress the archives itself; it runs gzip and sends the data to it through a pipe. It seems that on MSDOS this, for some reason, wouldn't work. Maybe MSDOS does not support pipes, or has some other similar limitation. (NT should have pipes, but presumably that version is made for MSDOS). Of course, make sure you have gzip installed and in the path (although the error message indicates that it's not because of a missing gzip).
Obvious workaround: gtar cvf backup.tar *.avt gzip backup.tar -- Antonios Christofides +30-2661020814 +30-6979924665 _______________________________________________ help-gnu-utils mailing list help-gnu-utils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-utils
