SUMMARY: tar symlink problem

From: <tsh_at_mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 15:07:41 +0100 (BST)

Many thanks to:

Chang Song <song_at_zk3.dec.com>
Jamie Jamison <jamie_at_amazon.com>

who both told me that tar has a limit of 256 chars on filenames
and 100 chars on links. The recommendation is to use gnutar instead.



Terry Horsnell (tsh_at_mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk)
Computer Manager
Medical Research Council
Lab of Molecular Biology
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CAMBRIDGE CB2 2QH
U.K.
+44 (0)1223 248011
Received on Tue Apr 18 2000 - 14:08:39 NZST

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