UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hello,

What is the command to add files to an existing tar file.

Thanks,

doing 'man tar' should give you 'hints'

vgersh99: Why did you have to reply to this post? You could have just spend the sametime writing this useless answer buy typing the tar command options to add a file; if you really know!

....'cause the next time you have a similar question to ask hopefully you'd spend some of your 'valuable' time looking into the 'man' pages first before posting it here.

Is that a somewhat clearER?

For all of you who may have the same question and couldn't figure our why you can't add a file to an existing tar file; Try this:

when creating the tar file use this command:
tar -cvbf 64 tarfile fileyouwant2add2tarfile

When adding to the above tar file use this command:
tar -rvbf 64 tarfile fileyouwant2add2tarfile

The broblem I had was realted to the block size and in may case the maximum was 64. Make sure to maintain the same sequence of arguments:

if you use the option as [bf], then arguments will need to be like [64 tarfile]
if you use the option as [fb], then arguments will need to be like [tarfile 64]

hi
can you please tell me the relevance of that 64 in the command