Re: Using tar saving Disk-space [was: apt-get offline]

[Joerg Johannes <liste_joerg@gmx.de>]

Thank you, this is exactly what I was looking for.

Except the line
> tar -u $foo -f packages.tar
has to be changed into
  tar uf packages.tar

The script I was referring to is the one created by apt-get -qq
-print-uris etc.
I would have to add the above line to every downloaded package. I think
your foreach loop is easier

joerg


John Galt wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 30 May 2001, Joerg Johannes wrote:
> 
> >Hi list
> >
> >Now that I can transfer my downloaded .debs in a .tar file, I wonder if
> >I could create this .tar file saving disk space, e.g. in the following
> >way
> >
> ><pseudo-code>
> >create a tar file (touch packages.tar?)
> 
> unnecessary, and in fact will break the script...
> 
> >for *.deb in this directory
> 
> foreach foo (./*.deb)
> 
> >   1.) add it to the tar file
> 
> tar -u $foo -f packages.tar
> 
> >   2.) rm this .deb
> 
> rm $foo
> 
> >end
> 
> end
> 
> ></pseudo-code>
> >
> >Is this possible for (non-GNU)-tar?
> 
> I think that I made it basic enough to be portable...
> 
> >How would this look for the csh?
> 
> That's what I was writing it for (actually, tcsh, but it should be
> backwards compatible...)
> 
> >Even better: Could this be included in the wget-script?
> 
> ?!  you have a script already that you want to add this stuff to?  That'd
> be easier by far, because you'd only have to select once and not select,
> then select on *.deb.
> 
> >thanks
> >
> >joerg
> >
> 

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