The overwhelming response was as follows:
tar cf - <files_and_directories> | gzip > <archive_name>
Worked like a charm.
Thanks to:
Luchini, Marco Marco.Luchini_at_acco-uk.co.uk
Paul A Sand pas_at_unh.edu
Hans Ranke Hans.Ranke_at_ei.tum.de
John J. Francini francini_at_progress.com
Richard Bemrose rb237_at_phy.cam.ac.uk
Bryan Rank bryan_at_compgen.com
Allen Belk
| Allen Belk, Systems Manager
| Office of Technology Resources
| University of Southern Mississippi
| allen.belk_at_usm.edu 601.266.6013
----- Original Message -----
From: Allen Belk <allen.belk_at_usm.edu>
To: tru64 <tru64-unix-managers_at_ornl.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 9:30 AM
Subject: Piping tar into gzip
> I am having problems with the GNU version of tar and wanted to know the
> proper way to tar some files and pipe them through gzip, if any. I want
to
> accomplish the same as tar zcf <archive_name> <files_and_directories>
using
> the tar and gzip that comes with 4.0D. Am I reinventing the wheel?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Allen Belk
>
> | Allen Belk, Systems Manager
> | Office of Technology Resources
> | University of Southern Mississippi
> | allen.belk_at_usm.edu 601.266.6013
>
>
>
Received on Wed Oct 06 1999 - 15:28:27 NZDT