Re: [Bug-tar] tar command gives error bad CPU type in executable

[Tim Kientzle]

On Aug 28, 2012, at 6:26 AM, Gautam Sai Krishna wrote:
> Hai,
> 
> I recently upgraded too mountain lion , and i am not able to unpack my tar 
> files through terminal
> 
> when i am using any command related to tar it is giving me error
> 
> example $ tar
> 
> bash: /usr/bin/tar: Bad CPU type in executable
> 
> please provide any solution to this problem


I believe this happens when you try to run an old (Lion)
executable on Mountain Lion.

Have you replaced /usr/bin/tar on this system?

If you have, what did you replace it with?

If not, then it probably indicates that your upgrade
to Mountain Lion failed and left some of the old Lion
files behind.  You may need to re-install Mountain Lion
to recover.

Tim