Re: Tar version

From: blaird (david.blair_at_lbp.pnn.police.uk)
Date: 05/16/03

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    "Andre Verheij" <a.verheij@econ.usyd.edu.au> wrote in message news:<pan.2003.05.16.00.56.54.210917@econ.usyd.edu.au>...
    > Hello,
    > I am looking for some information regarding tar on a digital unix machine.
    >
    > i have a regular tape coming in from a supplier with a "tar"-ed
    > information on it. It is created on a digital Unix (DEC) box, to a DDS
    > tape. I have a DDS tape drive to read it on a linux boxand in the past i
    > have been able to read it with Gnu tar, but for some reason i can't
    > anymore.
    >
    > I wonder if there somebody can point me to a location where i can download
    > the source files for the tar version dunning on a DEc box(which is not Gnu
    > Tar!).
    >
    > I can't get my suppliers to install the gnu tar version next to the
    > digital version (Should be very simple).
    >
    > Kind regards,
    >
    > Andre

    ...try dd or pax instead.


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