Re: 7zr compress include subdirs?
On Sun, 30 Jan 2011, Anand Sivaram wrote: If you are using tar, then try xz instead of 7-zip. Both xz and 7-zip use lzma2 compression. But xz command line utility is very similar to gzip/bzip2, so most of the gzip options could be used. In fact tar has a filter also for xz which is 'J'. It can be used just like gzip tar cfJ something.tar.xz something (that is the same as, tar cf - something | xz something.tar.gz) tar xfJ something.tar.xz And Debian supports it for packaging source, and automake supports it for make dist-xz... Xz is a better choice for software distribution than 7zip, in the general case. -- One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond where the shadows lie. -- The Silicon Valley Tarot Henrique Holschuh -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110130130242.ga1...@khazad-dum.debian.net
Re: 7zr compress include subdirs?
Wayne Topa wrote: On 01/27/2011 04:28 PM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Trying to use 7zr, used example 1 from the man: 7zr a -t7z -m0=lzma -mx=9 -mfb=64 -md=32m -ms=on archive.7z dir1 But my 'dir1' has subdirs and they are empty when I expand 'archive.7z'. I note a -r flag but with the warning: -r[-|0] Recurse subdirectories (CAUTION: this flag does not do what you think, avoid using it) Anybody know how to include the subdirs as subdirs in the compressed archive? If you have installed p7zip-full, have you read the README? I ask because I have and would not use this program at all. Quote - FIRST : DO NOT USE the 7-zip format for backup purpose on Linux/Unix because : - 7-zip does not store the owner/group of the file and On Linux/Unix, in order to backup directories you must use tar ! to backup a directory : tar cf - directory | 7za a -si directory.tar.7z to restore your backup : 7za x -so directory.tar.7z | tar xf - Thanks, Wayne. That's in the manpage. I am not backing up, I want to create an archive with high compression for distribution and this beats them all. Hugo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/ii1rqc$ds3$1...@dough.gmane.org
Re: 7zr compress include subdirs?
On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 01:33, Hugo Vanwoerkom hvw59...@care2.com wrote: Wayne Topa wrote: On 01/27/2011 04:28 PM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Trying to use 7zr, used example 1 from the man: 7zr a -t7z -m0=lzma -mx=9 -mfb=64 -md=32m -ms=on archive.7z dir1 But my 'dir1' has subdirs and they are empty when I expand 'archive.7z'. I note a -r flag but with the warning: -r[-|0] Recurse subdirectories (CAUTION: this flag does not do what you think, avoid using it) Anybody know how to include the subdirs as subdirs in the compressed archive? If you have installed p7zip-full, have you read the README? I ask because I have and would not use this program at all. Quote - FIRST : DO NOT USE the 7-zip format for backup purpose on Linux/Unix because : - 7-zip does not store the owner/group of the file and On Linux/Unix, in order to backup directories you must use tar ! to backup a directory : tar cf - directory | 7za a -si directory.tar.7z to restore your backup : 7za x -so directory.tar.7z | tar xf - Thanks, Wayne. That's in the manpage. I am not backing up, I want to create an archive with high compression for distribution and this beats them all. Hugo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/ii1rqc$ds3$1...@dough.gmane.org If you are using tar, then try xz instead of 7-zip. Both xz and 7-zip use lzma2 compression. But xz command line utility is very similar to gzip/bzip2, so most of the gzip options could be used. In fact tar has a filter also for xz which is 'J'. It can be used just like gzip tar cfJ something.tar.xz something (that is the same as, tar cf - something | xz something.tar.gz) tar xfJ something.tar.xz
7zr compress include subdirs?
Hi, Trying to use 7zr, used example 1 from the man: 7zr a -t7z -m0=lzma -mx=9 -mfb=64 -md=32m -ms=on archive.7z dir1 But my 'dir1' has subdirs and they are empty when I expand 'archive.7z'. I note a -r flag but with the warning: -r[-|0] Recurse subdirectories (CAUTION: this flag does not do what you think, avoid using it) Anybody know how to include the subdirs as subdirs in the compressed archive? Hugo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/ihso2i$pqu$1...@dough.gmane.org
Re: 7zr compress include subdirs?
On 01/27/2011 04:28 PM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Trying to use 7zr, used example 1 from the man: 7zr a -t7z -m0=lzma -mx=9 -mfb=64 -md=32m -ms=on archive.7z dir1 But my 'dir1' has subdirs and they are empty when I expand 'archive.7z'. I note a -r flag but with the warning: -r[-|0] Recurse subdirectories (CAUTION: this flag does not do what you think, avoid using it) Anybody know how to include the subdirs as subdirs in the compressed archive? If you have installed p7zip-full, have you read the README? I ask because I have and would not use this program at all. Quote - FIRST : DO NOT USE the 7-zip format for backup purpose on Linux/Unix because : - 7-zip does not store the owner/group of the file and On Linux/Unix, in order to backup directories you must use tar ! to backup a directory : tar cf - directory | 7za a -si directory.tar.7z to restore your backup : 7za x -so directory.tar.7z | tar xf - Wayne -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4d41f56f.2060...@gmail.com
Re: 7zr compress include subdirs?
On 01/27/2011 10:28 PM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Trying to use 7zr, used example 1 from the man: 7zr a -t7z -m0=lzma -mx=9 -mfb=64 -md=32m -ms=on archive.7z dir1 But my 'dir1' has subdirs and they are empty when I expand 'archive.7z'. I note a -r flag but with the warning: -r[-|0] Recurse subdirectories (CAUTION: this flag does not do what you think, avoid using it) Anybody know how to include the subdirs as subdirs in the compressed archive? Hugo Hi, this works for me: $ 7z a -mx=9 directory.7z directory And that include all sub directories and files. I'm avoiding extra flags except password because few times I couldn't extract on friends box who also have Debian. -- Bye, Goran Dobosevic Hrvatski: www.dobosevic.com English: www.dobosevic.com/en/ Registered Linux User #503414 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4d42109b.3090...@dobosevic.com
