Re: tar cvfz test.tar.gz / gives error while untaring

[Werner Mahr <werner@vollstreckernet.de>]

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Am Sonntag, 29. Februar 2004 20:42 schrieb Oliver Fuchs:

> I want to tar my whole / directory.
>
> I do
> 	tar cvfz  test.tar.gz /
> and afterwards trying to untar the directory I receive the error-message:
> 	tar::Cannot mkdir: No such file or directory
>
> Typing tar tf test.tar the list shows me:
>
> /
> /boot
> /root
> [...]
>
> I do not understand why tar is adding the first entry "/" to the archieve
> and I cannot find a way how to prevent tar from doing this.

Try

cd /
tar cvfz test.tar.gz .

- -- 
MfG usw.

Werner Mahr
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