Re: [expert] tar.gz???
So sprach »[EMAIL PROTECTED]« am 2001-10-03 um 12:40:40 -0400 : > $ tar -cvzf foo.tar.gz foo > OR > $ tar -cvjf foo.tar.bz2 foo OR $ tar cfvZ foo.tar.Z foo This will create a "compress"ed tar file. Best compression is achieved with bzip2 - worst with compress. Alexander Skwar -- How to quote: http://learn.to/quote (german) http://quote.6x.to (english) Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com | http://www.iso-top.de iso-top.de - Die günstige Art an Linux Distributionen zu kommen Uptime: 13 hours 12 minutes Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] tar.gz???
Hi, the tar program has a filter built into it that lets it zip using either gzip/bzip2 (and I think zip also, but can't remember) at the same time that it is creating the archive; to do so, type the following: $ tar -cvzf foo.tar.gz foo OR $ tar -cvjf foo.tar.bz2 foo the first line, using the "z" switch, will compress using gzip; the second line, using the "j" switch, will compress using bzip2. HTH, David Charles On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, Franki wrote: > > > Hi all, > > this is going to sound like a dumb question, but believe it or not, I have > never done this before.. > > I want to create .tar.gz files... > > to create a tar, I use tar -cvvf foo.tar foo/ to tar the foo directory > (taken long ago from the readme) > > if I want to make that a tar.gz file, I assume I have another step?? tar > alone doesn't seem to compress alot... > > so I would do what??? > > tar -cvvf foo.tar foo/ && gunzip? > > Ta, > > > rgds > > Frank > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] tar.gz???
So sprach »Michael D. Viron« am 2001-10-03 um 10:12:00 -0500 : > >d1) tar cfvj foo.tar.bz2 foo/ > >d1a) Note: j is a "new" option. Old tar's used y as the bzip2 switch > > Actually, the tar in Mandrake 7.2, uses I for bzip2. Oh, yes, that's right. Forgot about this one. Thanks for pointing this out! In conclusion - if it's unknown what version of tar is available, I'd say the best option is to use --use=bzip2 if .bz2'd tar files are to be created/extracted from. Alexander Skwar -- How to quote: http://learn.to/quote (german) http://quote.6x.to (english) Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com | http://www.iso-top.de iso-top.de - Die günstige Art an Linux Distributionen zu kommen Uptime: 5 hours 31 minutes Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] tar.gz???
>d1) tar cfvj foo.tar.bz2 foo/ >d1a) Note: j is a "new" option. Old tar's used y as the bzip2 switch Actually, the tar in Mandrake 7.2, uses I for bzip2. Michael -- Michael Viron Registered Linux User #81978 Senior Systems & Administration Consultant Web Spinners, University of West Florida Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] tar.gz???
So sprach »Franki« am 2001-10-03 um 18:34:53 +0800 : > I knew there were heaps of ways to do it, I just didn't know what was > best... You didn't ask about the best. You asked about gzip, not bzip2 which are not compatible. > > Mr Steve suggested this: Who? > > I'd use tar -cwf foo.tar/ | bzip2 -9 No need to break your fingers when writing the above... And IMO it's better to have tar handle the bzip2 by itself Well, do: a) Read the man page b) Read the info page c) Read the output of tar --help d) One of the following: d1) tar cfvj foo.tar.bz2 foo/ d1a) Note: j is a "new" option. Old tar's used y as the bzip2 switch d2) tar cfv foo.tar.bz2 --bzip2 foo/ d2a) Note: --bzip2 is a "new" option. Old tar's didn't know how to handle bzip2 d3) tar cfv foo.tar.bz2 --use=bzip2 foo/ d3a) That's the most compliant way of having tar call bzip2. Alexander Skwar -- How to quote: http://learn.to/quote (german) http://quote.6x.to (english) Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com | http://www.iso-top.de iso-top.de - Die günstige Art an Linux Distributionen zu kommen Uptime: 1 hour 6 minutes Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [expert] tar.gz???
I knew there were heaps of ways to do it, I just didn't know what was best... Mr Steve suggested this: I'd use tar -cwf foo.tar/ | bzip2 -9 for the best compression, so this is my new friend... rgds Frank -Original Message- From: Alexander Skwar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 3 October 2001 5:50 PM To: Franki Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] tar.gz??? So sprach »Franki« am 2001-10-03 um 17:45:47 +0800 : > so I would do what??? You'd do: a) read the man page b) read the info page c) read the output of tar --help d) do one of the following: d1) tar cfvz foo.tar.gz foo/ d2) tar cfv foo.tar.gz --gzip foo/ d3) tar cfv foo.tar.gz --use=gzip foo/ Alexander Skwar -- How to quote: http://learn.to/quote (german) http://quote.6x.to (english) Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com | http://www.iso-top.de iso-top.de - Die günstige Art an Linux Distributionen zu kommen Uptime: 10 days 0 hours 5 minutes Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] tar.gz???
So sprach »Franki« am 2001-10-03 um 17:45:47 +0800 : > so I would do what??? You'd do: a) read the man page b) read the info page c) read the output of tar --help d) do one of the following: d1) tar cfvz foo.tar.gz foo/ d2) tar cfv foo.tar.gz --gzip foo/ d3) tar cfv foo.tar.gz --use=gzip foo/ Alexander Skwar -- How to quote: http://learn.to/quote (german) http://quote.6x.to (english) Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com | http://www.iso-top.de iso-top.de - Die günstige Art an Linux Distributionen zu kommen Uptime: 10 days 0 hours 5 minutes Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[expert] tar.gz???
Hi all, this is going to sound like a dumb question, but believe it or not, I have never done this before.. I want to create .tar.gz files... to create a tar, I use tar -cvvf foo.tar foo/ to tar the foo directory (taken long ago from the readme) if I want to make that a tar.gz file, I assume I have another step?? tar alone doesn't seem to compress alot... so I would do what??? tar -cvvf foo.tar foo/ && gunzip? Ta, rgds Frank Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
