Re: [Bug-tar] tar, multi-volume and long filenames

[Joerg Schilling]

"Sergey Poznyakoff" <address@hidden> wrote:

> Joerg Schilling <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > From what I know, GNU tar is unable to split an archive inside a 
> > "long filename" speudo tar file.
>
> Yes, if that name is longer than 100 characters.

How about implementing the method star uses?
It is known to always work and it may be implemented
by tar implementations like star that do the tape I/O in
a separate process that does not understand the archive format.

See SCHILY.volhdr.blockoff, SCHILY.volhdr.blocksize,
SCHILY.volhdr.tapesize, SCHILY.volhdr.volume, 
SCHILY.volhdr.refdate, SCHILY.offset

http://cdrecord.berlios.de/old/private/man/star.4.html

Jörg

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