Re: [Bug-tar] Error Code 141

[Sergey Poznyakoff]

Cesar Solera <address@hidden> wrote:

> I'm new in this list, and i need your help because tar returned to me
> an error code that i don't know what it menas. The error code is 141.

GNU tar uses only 0, 1 and 2 as its exit codes. Any other value is
the exit code of its child process. For example, when processing
a gzipped archive, tar calls gzip to uncompress it. If gzip exits
with a non-zero code, tar propagates this code back to the shell.

Regards,
Sergey