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Re: [Bug-tar] gtar with compression
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: [Bug-tar] gtar with compression |
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Sat, 24 Sep 2005 14:53:24 -0700 |
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"BeefStu BeefStu" <address@hidden> writes:
> I am using GNU tar version 1.05 - AK/SSB on a Windows_NT...
> $ gtar -czvf backup.gtz *.avt
> : MSDOS can't use compressed or remote archives
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> Is this a bug in gtar?
It doesn't look like it. The error message is telling you that MSDOS
can't use compressed or remote archives. Windows NT is similar to
MSDOS in this respect, I would think.
You might try running GNU tar on a Linux kernel; it's a far friendlier
platform.