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Re: TAR will not work on my Linux box
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Peter K)
Tue May 28 08:12:15 1996
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 11:02:34 +0200 (GMT+0200)
From: Peter K <pko@paradigm-sa.com>
To: "Brian P. Clifford" <bclifford@fhu.edu>
cc: linux-config@vger.rutgers.edu, linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.PMDF.3.91.960527181457.6847A-100000@FHU.EDU>
> I am trying to upgrade my Linux server from Pine 3.91 to 3.93. When I
> try:
> tar -x pine3.93.tar
Hmmm. 'man tar' would help.
tar expects input from a default device (/dev/{n}rct0 usually). You,
however, wish to 'input' from a different 'device', ie, pine3.93.tar.
tar -xf pine3.93.tar will do the job.
Peter Kooiman | Fax : ++27-12-663-4191/2
Paradigm Systems Technology |
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