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find multiple file types and tar
Post 100349 by manthasirisha on Monday 27th of February 2006 12:38:56 AM
02-27-2006
sorry.. i didn't explain my problem up there..
the error is " 20060224.tar: No such file or directory exists"
If i change the option of tar to -cf then the tar will be created but it is either empty (the searchdir has non-zero files of the desired extensions) or is non extractable, or even sometimes says "tar: Missing filenames"
if at all if the tar is created, i use tar -xvf 20060224.tar and see nothing!!
Getting back to the basics now..
I think i'm even wrong with my search pattern.. the expression doesnt just search for the required file types but includes all files in the directory along with the desired ones.
Can anyone Please suggest an answer?!
Despo for help,
TIA again!!
the error is " 20060224.tar: No such file or directory exists"
If i change the option of tar to -cf then the tar will be created but it is either empty (the searchdir has non-zero files of the desired extensions) or is non extractable, or even sometimes says "tar: Missing filenames"
if at all if the tar is created, i use tar -xvf 20060224.tar and see nothing!!
Getting back to the basics now..
I think i'm even wrong with my search pattern.. the expression doesnt just search for the required file types but includes all files in the directory along with the desired ones.
Can anyone Please suggest an answer?!
Despo for help,
TIA again!!
Last edited by manthasirisha; 02-27-2006 at 02:13 AM..
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tar
TAR(1) General Commands Manual TAR(1) NAME
tar - archiver SYNOPSIS
tar key [ file ... ] DESCRIPTION
Tar saves and restores file trees. It is most often used to transport a tree of files from one system to another. The key is a string that contains at most one function letter plus optional modifiers. Other arguments to the command are names of files or directories to be dumped or restored. A directory name implies all the contained files and subdirectories (recursively). The function is one of the following letters: c Create a new archive with the given files as contents. x Extract the named files from the archive. If a file is a directory, the directory is extracted recursively. Modes are restored if possible. If no file argument is given, extract the entire archive. If the archive contains multiple entries for a file, the lat- est one wins. t List all occurrences of each file in the archive, or of all files if there are no file arguments. r The named files are appended to the archive. The modifiers are: v (verbose) Print the name of each file treated preceded by the function letter. With t, give more details about the archive entries. f Use the next argument as the name of the archive instead of the default standard input (for keys x and t) or standard output (for keys c and r). u Use the next (numeric) argument as the user id for files in the output archive. This is only useful when moving files to a non-Plan 9 system. g Use the next (numeric) argument as the group id for files in the output archive. EXAMPLES
Tar can be used to copy hierarchies thus: {cd fromdir; tar c .} | {cd todir; tar x} SOURCE
/sys/src/cmd/tar.c SEE ALSO
ar(1), bundle(1), tapefs(1) BUGS
There is no way to ask for any but the last occurrence of a file. File path names are limited to 100 characters. The tar format allows specification of links and symbolic links, concepts foreign to Plan 9: they are ignored. TAR(1)