On Sun, 30 May 2004 14:14, steve wrote: > One quick correction... > > 'f' doesn't have to come last. ( c = create, x = extract, t = tabulate > for other options. v for verbose is quite useful, but can slow down > creation/extraction of an archive).
While that is the case when running the current GNU tar, that has not always been the case. On older Unix releases, such as SVSV, you most definitely have to put the file's name immediately after the 'f' flag. Just mentioning a trap for younger players. -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell NB. This PC runs Linux. If you find a virus apparently from me, it has forged the e-mail headers on someone else's machine. Please do not notify me when this occurs. Thanks.
