On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Paul Kraus wrote: > I am trying to extract the file P723.ind. Now this is on a Sco Box so I > am crossing my fingers that the syntax is similar to Linux. Here is the > sniped results for tar tvf /dev/rStp0. > > rw-r--r-- 0/0 614400 Aug 08 16:39 2002 ./PM65/Orthotic Cat/Knee & > Ankle/P722.indd > rw-r--r-- 0/0 712704 Aug 08 16:36 2002 ./PM65/Orthotic Cat/Knee & > Ankle/P723.indd > rw-r--r-- 0/0 794624 Aug 06 16:38 2002 ./PM65/Orthotic Cat/Knee & > Ankle/P724.indd > rw-r--r-- 0/0 856064 Aug 12 11:29 2002 ./PM65/Orthotic Cat/Knee & > Ankle/P725.indd >
tar xvf /dev/rStp0 PM65/Orthotic\ Cat/Knee\ \&\ Ankle/P723.indd Your tar might be stripping off the ./ part, or need it stripped off. Also, escape the & character. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
