Command to remove existing files in the tar files in Solaris 10
Hi,
I am using solaris 10 OS.Please help me out with the commands needed in below two scenarios.
1)How to delete the existing files in the tar file.
suppose i have a main tarfile named application.tar and it contains a file called ingres.tar.
what is the command to remove ingres.tar from the main application.tar file
2)What is the command to see specific files in the tar file.
suppose i have tar file named application.tar which contains solarisstudio.tar.i have used
.but my main tar file application.tar contains so many files.so i am not able to figure out whethere a specific file exists or not.
Appreciate your response on it.
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Any response on the above mentioned query?
Last edited by Scrutinizer; 02-04-2013 at 06:21 AM..
Reason: removed icode tags added code tags and icode tags
Try:
1. Normally it is not possible to delete a file from a tape archive. Some tars may have a special option. Otherwise the archive would need to be recreated.
2. Try:
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