Tena, We have been very happy with star. It is a very nice pax, cpio, gnutar,... replacement. You may want to give it a try.
Ken On Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 06:53:53PM -0700, Tena Sakai wrote: > Hi Kevin, > > Yes, I have, but I am much more familiar with tar. > I think I will go with the latest gnu tar (v 1.18) > which is suggested by Bruce. I will play with it > tomorrow and see how it goes. > > Thanks. > > Tena > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Grittner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tue 8/21/2007 6:02 PM > To: Tena Sakai; pgsql-admin@postgresql.org > Subject: Re: [ADMIN] tar, but not gnu tar > > >>> On Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 7:28 PM, in message > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Tena Sakai" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On my linux machine, gnu tar is the tar. Does > > anybody have a suggestion as to where I can go > > to get a tar that is not gnu? > > Have you considered using cpio instead? > > http://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/ > > -Kevin > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
