[Cialug] create .tgz on Win32

[david l goodrich]

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timwilson011@mchsi.com wrote:

> I got it working with:
> 
> tar cvzf test.tgz .
> 
> But, you should be able to specify /cygdrive/c/test/ instead of ".".

if you specify "/cygdrive/c/test" your files will unarchive to 
"./cygdrive/c/test/" of wherever you run the un-tar command.  this may 
not be desired behavior.
   --waldo

> 
> According to tar --version, I'm using:
> tar (GNU tar) 1.13.25
> 
> This is Cygwin's tar, BTW.
> --
> Tim W.
> 
>>After All that I just looked up your source, and no, you can't do it 
>>without using two commands, see:
>>
>>http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/tar.htm
>>
>>"Description
>>The tar program provides the ability to create tar archives, as well as 
>>various other kinds of manipulation. For example, you can use tar on 
>>previously created archives to extract files, to store additional 
>>files, or to update or list files which were already stored.
>>
>>  The Win32 port can only create tar archives, but cannot pipe its 
>>output to other programs such as gzip or compress, and will not create 
>>tar.gz archives."
>>
>>
>>On Jan 21, 2005, at 3:49 PM, Bryan Baker wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Actually, just checked it here on some random files (OSX) and what you 
>>>want is:
>>>
>>>tar cvzf test.tgz C:\test\*.*
>>>
>>>remembering that the first argument after the f needs to be the name 
>>>of the file to create.
>>>why complicate it w/ piping?
>>>
>>>On Jan 21, 2005, at 3:43 PM, Bryan Baker wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>doesn't the win32 version have the "z" option?
>>>>I usually just use tar to do the compression itself on *nix.
>>>>
>>>>from tar's MAN:
>>>>
>>>>-z
>>>>     --gzip
>>>>     --ungzip
>>>>     --gunzip                Filter the archive through gzip(1).
>>>>     --use-compress-program program
>>>>                             Filter the archive through program 
>>>>(which must
>>>>                             accept -d to mean ``decompress'').
>>>>so I'd try:
>>>>
>>>>tar -cvzf - c:\test\*.* test.tgz
>>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>>Bryan Baker
>>>Technology Advocate
>>>Iowa Legal Aid
>>>Suite 230
>>>1111 9th Street
>>>Des Moines, Ia 50314-2527
>>>
>>>(515) 243-2151 (x1635)
>>>
>>>http://www.iowalegalaid.org
>>>bbaker@iowalaw.org
>>>
>>>
>>
>>--
>>Bryan Baker
>>Technology Advocate
>>Iowa Legal Aid
>>Suite 230
>>1111 9th Street
>>Des Moines, Ia 50314-2527
>>
>>(515) 243-2151 (x1635)
>>
>>http://www.iowalegalaid.org
>>bbaker@iowalaw.org
>>
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