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not to blame. Whoever it was that suggested using redirected output "> filename.tar" in the last thread is severly mistaken about how tar works.....
You can't just make a sweeping statement like that. By default GNU tar writes to stdout. Redirecting the output to a file works. I'm not sure what you're getting at
Sorry -- I didnt realise just how harshly I had put that :( I didnt mean for it to sound so rude. I know tar writes to stdout, it is just unusuall for you to use it in that manner, when using the syntax I have already suggested is better. -- Thomas Adam ===== Thomas Adam "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- www.linuxgazette.com ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/