'man tar' at the unix command line should help.
try putting the tar file on a different mount point and using:
'tar -xvf 8172_solaris_32_patchset.tar
/oracle/app/oracle/product/8.1.7/patches/8.1.7.2'
(without the quotes, of course).
HTH,
Scott Shafer
San Antonio, TX
"Baker, Barbara" wrote:
>
> Sorry -- I'm new to the unix world . . .
> I'm attempting to untar the 8.1.7.2 patchset. I do not have space to place
> the patchset and the resultant files on the same mountpoint. I'm trying to
> place the files in the patches/8.1.7.2 directory.
>
> I ftp'd the zip file (p1882450_8172_SOLARIS.zip) which I unzipped, which
> gave me a tarfile. I've attempted this:
>
> $ tar xvf 8172_solaris_32_patchset.tar -C
> /oracle/app/oracle/product/8.1.7/patches/8.1.7.2
>
> which does nothing. (comes back to the $ prompt in a few seconds, doesn't
> give me squat)
>
> Any help for a poor, wayward non-unixer??
> Thanks for any help!
>
> Barb
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