Re: [Bug-tar] tar 1.23: Problem under Solaris 10 - incorrect GNU header contents

[Tim Kientzle]

If you think you'll need to extract
files on Windows, you should also try Zip
(http://www.info-zip.org/)

Cheers,

Tim

Armistead, Jason wrote:
> Hello Sergey
>
> My apologies.  The problem I'm having is with GNU formatted archives.  I saw the 
> "ustar" text in the header records in the tar file, and immediately typed that 
> in my e-mail.  I am still new to the world of tar archives.  Tar is definitely generating 
> archives with --format=gnu.
>
> So, I changed the subject accordingly.
>
> My problem still remains ... and since I'm trying to shut off that old Solaris 10 system, I'd like 
> to know that the archives it generates are indeed "standard-compliant" rather than ending 
> up with gigabytes of "digital trash" which are going to be unrecoverable on other systems 
> (one of the reasons I was trying to open my resultant archives with 7-Zip and WinZip).
>
> Regards,
> Jason
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sergey Poznyakoff [mailto:address@hidden 
> Sent: Friday, 4 June 2010 11:03 AM
> To: Armistead, Jason
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [Bug-tar] tar 1.23: Problem under Solaris 10 - incorrect Ustar 
> header contents
>
> Armistead, Jason <address@hidden> ha escrit:
>
> > I'm building a UStar formatted archive (the default for tar)
>
> The default format for GNU tar is GNU, *not* ustar. If you wish to
> create ustar archives, use --format=ustar (-Hustar) option.
>
> Regards,
> Sergey