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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers using Tar -cvf file.tar "Need Help" Post 74991 by wev on Tuesday 14th of June 2005 05:00:10 PM
Old 06-14-2005
Yea, that does not work I was already at ~kw4691. I just want to be able to tar the files on one server , FTP to another server, and untar without having to match the path where the files were originally tarred.

i.e sneezy server /home/user/input/xxx.pdf's and on bashful server I don't want to have to create that same path "/home/user/input/". I want to be able to untar in /home or /home/user or wherever.

Thanks,

Kevin
 

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createhomedir(1)					    BSD General Commands Manual 					  createhomedir(1)

NAME
createhomedir -- create and populate home directories on the local computer. SYNOPSIS
createhomedir [-scbalh] [-n directoryDomainName] [-u username] DESCRIPTION
createhomedir provides several options for creating and populating home directories. OPTIONS
-s creates home directories for server home paths only (default). -c creates home directories for local home paths only. -b creates home directories for both server and local home paths. -a creates home directories for users defined in all directory domains of the server's search path. -l creates home directories for users defined in the local directory domain. -L causes the created home directory to be localized. -n directoryDomainName creates home directories for users defined in a specific directory domain in the server's search path. -u username creates a home directory for a specific user defined in the domain(s) identified in the -a, -l, or -n parameter. If you omit the -a, -l, and -n parameters when you use the -u parameter, -a is assumed. -i reads username list from standard input and creates specified home directories. Each username should be on its own line. -h usage help. FILES
/usr/sbin/createhomedir location of tool CAVEATS
When using the -a option, search limits of various directory servers (such as Open Directory or Active Directory) can prevent all possible home directories from being created. In this case, you may need to specify the usernames explicitly. Mac OS X May 31, 2019 Mac OS X
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