Try to do a -t redirected to a text file. That should at least show you TOC.
-----Original Message----- From: Steven [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 1:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [gentoo-user] filename.tar failing to untar Hello: I've been searching high and low for any information that might help me restore from a backup tar file that is being difficult for some reason. The file is just your basic tar file without any compression. Here is the command I'm typing: tar xvf 2003-07-17.tar And here is the last few lines from the result: ... /DP/ /DP/PDEF.DP000000 /DP/PDEF.DP010000 /DP/RDEF.DP010000 tar: Skipping to next header tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# Here is the version of tar we are running: tar (GNU tar) 1.13.25 The filesize of the backup file is consistant with the other files that have worked fine. Does anyone know what options I have? Is there some way to look into the file to see what may be wrong? Thanks so much in advance, Steven -- Know your neighbor. Discover independent media: http://www.thislife.org/ - This American Life - documenting "everyday life" in the US. http://www.humanmedia.org/ - Promoting "compassion, service, generosity and equality." http://www.worldlinktv.org/ - "a global perspective on news, current events and culture" -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
