michael wrote:
I cannot find mention in the 'info tar' pages about max file limits so I cannot see whether the '2Gb max file size' is an issue. However, I do get the error below. Am I right in deducing, therefore, that there is indeed a 2Gb limit? (presumably for archive files or tar file itself, whichever hits 2Gb first?) Thus, just 'tar -cvf /backups/today.tar $HOME' is not elaborate enough? Thanks, Michael
apt-get install star man star DESCRIPTIONStar is a very fast tar(1) like tape archiver with improved functionality.
Star archives and extracts multiple files to and from a single file called a tarfile. A tarfile is usually a magnetic tape, but it can be any file. In all cases, appearance of a directory name refers to the files and (recursively) subdirectories of that directory.
Star's actions are controlled by the mandatory command flags from the list below. The way star acts may be modified by additional options.
Note that unpacking tar archives may be a security risk because star may overwrite existing files. See SECURITY NOTES for more information.
FEATURESStar includes the first free implementation of POSIX.1-2001 extended tar headers. The extended tar headers define a new standard way for going beyond the limitations of the historic tar format. They allow(among others) to archive all UNIX time stamps in sub-second resolution, files of arbitrary size and filenames without length limitation using UNICODE UTF-8 coding for best exchange compatibility.
.... Cedric BRINER