Re: [Bug-tar] tar V1.15.91 does not include all top-level directories

[Sergey Poznyakoff]

Pawel Debski <address@hidden> wrote:

> - when archiving tar exits with exit code 1 (non fatal error)

Does it print any diagnostic messages?

> - when tar tvf of the archive just created it prints the following message:
> 
> ... many other files
> /sys/module/8250/parameters/probe_rsa
> tar: A lone zero block at 374059

Have you tried to use -i option (tar tvfi)?
 
> Next week I'll try to make a smaller archive (current one has 9GB) and
> send it to you so you can analyse it, but if you had an access to
> Fedora-based system you could check if the problem appears there.

OK, I'll try to find one.

Regards,
Sergey