03-02-2018
Help with tar cmd for directories
Hi, I'm working on HP-UX B.11.23 64bit. I tried to tar couple of directories but failed to do so.
$ tar -cvf tar_file_name -C /dir1 /dir2
the -C is for directories as mentioned in the man pages. But still unable to create a tar file having directories and sub-directories.
Requesting help in this regard.
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tar.h(3HEAD) Headers tar.h(3HEAD)
NAME
tar.h, tar - extended tar definitions
SYNOPSIS
#include <tar.h>
DESCRIPTION
The <tar.h> header defines header block definitions as follows.
Name Description Value
TMAGIC "ustar" ustar plus null byte
TMAGLEN 6 length of the above
TVERSION "00" 00 without a null byte
TVERSLEN 2 length of the above
Typeflag field definitions:
Name Description Value
REGTYPE '0' regular file
AREGTYPE '