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Old 02-16-2009
tar command usage
1. command

tar cf abcd.tar *.prn

There is no *.prn files in the path, eventhough it is creating the abcd.tar.
Can anyone tell me how can i resolve this problem?
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Old 02-17-2009
find `pwd` -name *.prn -exec tar cvf abcd.tar {} \;
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Old 02-19-2009
Taran's answer is quite wrong. His command will re-create the tar file over and over again with the subsequent file. (It will work if find finds exactly one *.prn file).

So what are you trying to do? Where are these *.prn files?
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