Uhhh, the 'x' argument means extract. You want 'c' for create. At 09:50 PM 2/2/2002, you wrote: >got errors when I tried it > >see attached > >mike[mike@linux mike]$ tar -zxpvf /backup/home_dir.tar.gz * >tar (child): /backup/home_dir.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory >tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now >tar: Child returned status 2 >tar: bonus01.jpg: Not found in archive >tar: Desktop: Not found in archive >tar: earth.jpg: Not found in archive >tar: ILINXR.install: Not found in archive >tar: lm_sensors-2.4.5: Not found in archive >tar: lm_sensors-2.4.5.tar.gz: Not found in archive >tar: mad4lg.gif: Not found in archive >tar: mad9lg.gif: Not found in archive >tar: mandrake-faq.html: Not found in archive >tar: mentalic.tar.bz2: Not found in archive >tar: mnt: Not found in archive >tar: MPlayer-0.60: Not found in archive >tar: MPlayer-0.60.tar.bz2: Not found in archive >tar: nsmail: Not found in archive >tar: openoffice-6.0.5-1mdk.i586.rpm: Not found in archive >tar: OpenOffice.org641: Not found in archive >tar: proton.tar.bz2: Not found in archive >tar: tmp: Not found in archive >tar: w32codec-0.60.tar.bz2: Not found in archive >tar: WindowsMediaPlayer6.tar.bz2: Not found in archive >tar: xray-blue.boot: Not found in archive >tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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