On 2/24/06, Irfan J Sayed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > Thanks for mail > > I am using following script for backup of clearcase data. the problem is that > it executes upto the tar command but when it comes to the zip command it > simply hangs. > > could u plz help me out > > regards > irfan. > snip > > # Taring the vob storage directory > > system ("tar -cpvf /vobstg.tar /vobstg"); > > # Zip the tar file > > system ("gzip vobstg.tar"); > snip
You refer to the tar file as /vobstg.tar in the tar command, but you refer to it is vobstg.tar in the gzip command. This might be an issue if your current working directory is not /. Otherwise, I don't see any glaring errors. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>