I am trying to create an archive using tar. I am specifying a list of directories using the -L option. For testing purposes I created a simple directory structure:
The file specified by the -L option, named files.txt, contains:
-C/backup/test
test1
test2
The command I am executing is:
Code:
tar -cvf test.tar -Lfiles.txt
The archive is created, but I am getting some strange output. Here a sample:
Code:
tar: can't change directories to _=/usr/bin: No such file or directory
tar: can't change directories to TMPDIR=: No such file or directory
tar: LANG=en_US: No such file or directory
tar: can't change directories to tmp=: No such file or directory
.
.
.
a test1
a test2
There are "No such file or directory" messages for every environment variable currently set.
I have used this same method on Linux with no issues, but AIX is not cooperating.
Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this?
Thanks!!
Last edited by judykstra; 04-16-2014 at 12:35 PM..
What is test1 test2 ?
/backup/test if is a directory it will create the directory, but will not backup the files in it...
the idea of -L is to give a list file with all you want for tar (and I suppose it does not use joker because I dont use it... haha
I will go and test...)
file.txt:
/usr/bin/
/usr/bin/ls
/usr/bin/vi
/usr/local/etc/
/usr/local/etc/*
n12:/home/vbe $ tar -cvf /home/vbe/test.tar -L/home/vbe/file.txt
a /usr/bin/
a /usr/bin/ls 53 blocks
a /usr/bin/vi 713 blocks
a /usr/local/etc/
tar: /usr/local/etc/*: No such file or directory
So the listfile must be exaustif - no * ? ... only files and directories one by one...
and listing a directory doesnt mean it will backup its content...
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