PROBLEM: when I run tar with software compression I get this error : gzip: stdout: Invalid argument HOW I TRY TO DO IT. #tar -cvpsPzf - /test_tar/ 2> suse11_1-$(date +'%Y-%m-%d').log > /dev/nst0 or #tar -cvpsPf - /test_tar/ 2> suse11_1-$(date +'%Y-%m-%d').log | gzip
/dev/nst0
WHAT IT WORKS #tar -cvpsPzf /dev/nst0 /test_tar And of course if I do not use softare compression (z removed) the problem line works OK #tar -cvpsPf - /test_tar/ 2> suse11_1-$(date +'%Y-%m-%d').log > /dev/nst0 I would like to do it this way because is very convenient to send the log file to standard error, so I avoid to have to run tar -t. Hardware compression works but for some reason I can not get close to the level of compression produced but software compression plus is often not very compatible among devices (in case mine caput) ref: opensuse 11.1 2.6.27.29-0.1-default tar 0.2.1.5-1294.pm.svn20090227-x86_64 gzip 1.3.12-68.38-x86_64 SONY SDX-420C, ATAPI TAPE drive. It's and AIT-1 -=terry=- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org