>>> p...@paulbox:~ $ sudo tar cjpf /backups/bkup/2010-02-11.tar.bz2 >>> /home/paul/Desktop/ >>> tar: /backups/bkup/2010-02-11.tar.bz2: Cannot open: No such file >>> or directory From: Paul Mooring <drpppr...@gmail.com> > yes, like my reply above shows with or without the j I get an error > saying /backups/bkup/2010-02-11.tar.bz2 is missing and which bzip2, > correctly show /bin/bzip2 exists and is in the proper location.
Does the directory /backups/bkup/ exist? If it were missing, it'd cause that error message. tar won't make directories for you; you have to use mkdir for that :-) -- Matt G / Dances With Crows The Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress/ There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
