On Sun, 19 May 2002 03:06:38 -0400 Tom Pollerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I got this from: > http://hpux.cs.utah.edu/hpux/Gnu/tar.1.13.25/ > THAT SHOULD READ: http;//hpux.cs.utah.edu/hppd/hpux/Gnu/tar-1.13.25/ SORRY!!! Tom > The README for Gnu tar there reads in part: > > GNU tar uses the gzip and bzip2 programs to read and write > compressed archives. If you don't have these programs already, you > need to install them. Their sources can be found at: > > ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gzip/ > http://sourceware.cygnus.com/bzip2/ > > If you see the following symptoms: > > $ tar -xzf file.tar.gz > gzip: stdin: decompression OK, trailing garbage ignored > tar: Child returned status 2 > > then you have encountered a gzip incompatibility that should be > fixed in gzip test version 1.3, which as of this writing is > available at<ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/gzip/>. You can work around > the incompatibility by using a shell command like > `gzip -d <file.tar.gz | tar -xzf -'. > > It may pertain to your problem..not sure. You may also chek out > Gnu.org on the Web. > > > Tom > > > > > Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 12:40:55 -0700 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > From: Lloyd Duhon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: RE: Gzip not compiled for large file size? > > > > [root@orion home]# tar -zvtf 24.Full.tgz > /backuplist.txt > > tar (child): 24.Full.tgz: Cannot open: Operation not permitted > > tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now > > tar: Child returned status 2 > > tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors > > [root@orion home]# > > > > > > (I had to add the f flag to zvt, because it wouldn't look at my > > file, and > > just sit waiting for input otherwise. but above is the results of > > your query. > > > > Hope this helps!! > > :-) > > > > Lloyd > > > > At 04:07 PM 5/16/2002 +0200, you wrote: > > >Hello Lloyd, > > > > > >What does tar -zvt > /backuplist.txt return ? > > > > > >Cheers, > > > > > >Pieter > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Lloyd Duhon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >Sent: 13 May 2002 23:26 > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: Gzip not compiled for large file size? > > > > > > > > >I am experiencing a major problem. I had archived data, stored on > > >a server. The server crashed, and the only copy of the archived > > >data I have is on a backup file on our hard drive backup server. > > > > > >The file that this data resides in is 5.6 GB, a .tgz f ---snip> _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
