30 Jan
2014
30 Jan
'14
4:48 a.m.
man tar suggests --format=v7 if that does not work, try pax fromat
On Wed Jan 29 2014 at 7:49:08 PM, Philip Pemberton <classiccmp at philpem.me.uk>
wrote:
Hi folks,
I'm trying to transfer some files from my PC to an AT&T UNIX PC. I've
got Kermit up and running at 19200 Baud (after applying a kernel patch
to increase the serial port poll rate) but the UNIX PC seems to be
having trouble creating the directories from the tarball.
On my Linux box I use this command inside kermit:
CSEND {tar cf - file1 file2 ...}
And on the UNIX PC:
CRECEIVE {tar xf -}
This works fine if I send files, but not directories: the UNIX PC's
terminal is covered in messages like "CORE/diag/sys: cannot create".
Does anyone know what I need to do to make GNU tar 1.26 produce a tar
file the UNIX PC (some variant of SysV as I recall) can unpack?
Thanks,
--
Phil.
classiccmp at philpem.me.uk
http://www.philpem.me.uk/