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Subject: Re: Tar oddity...
From: DB <Freddog_de () yahoo ! co ! uk>
Date: 2009-12-20 16:11:17
Message-ID: 4B2E4CA5.3080506 () yahoo ! co ! uk
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On 12/19/2009 03:27 AM, fedora-list-request@redhat.com wrote:
> Subject:
> Re: Tar oddity...
> From:
> Chris <racerx@makeworld.com>
> Date:
> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:16:47 -0600
>
> To:
> fedora-list@redhat.com
>
>
> On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:47:26 +0100
> DB<Freddog_de@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>> > On 12/18/2009 01:23 PM,fedora-list-request@redhat.com wrote:
>>
>>> > > Subject:
>>> > > Re: Tar oddity...
>>> > > From:
>>> > > Ralf Corsepius<rc040203@freenet.de>
>>> > > Date:
>>> > > Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:28:09 +0100
>>> > >
>>> > > To:
>>> > > "Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora."
>>> > > <fedora-list@redhat.com>
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > On 12/17/2009 11:51 PM, DB wrote:
>>>
>>>> > >> Hi All,
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> I've just (re)installed F12 on my laptop,& tried to copy my home
>>>> > >> directory (F11) from my desktop using tar.
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> The create went OK,& I can do tar tvh on the desktop no probs.
>>>> > >> But when I connect the external drive to the laptop, tar tvh says
>>>> > >> it's closing because of previous errors; ark refuses to open
>>>> > >> the .tar.gz file as it has errors.
>>>>
>>> > >
>>> > > Please show us the actual error message. You are not providing
>>> > > sufficient details to be able to help.
>>> > >
>>> > > Ralf
>>> > >
>>>
>> > Hi Ralf,
>> >
>> > ark puts up a dialog box
>> > reading the archive "xxxx.tar.gz"
>> > failed with the error
>> > 'The archive reading failed with message: Damaged tar archive'
>> >
>> > and tar tvf reads 45 entries and then
>> >
>> > tar: skipping to next header
>> > tar: exiting with failure status due to previous errors
>> >
>> > but doesn't say what previous errors!
>> >
>> > TIA
>> >
>> > Dave
>> >
>>
> Why not use tar -zxvf xxx.tar.gz unless, its just xxx.tar, then it
> would be tar -xvf xxx.tar
>
> Otherwise, perhaps your archive never finished correctly or is
> corrupt. it would be interesting to see the command you used to
> create the archive.
>
> -- Best regards, Chris
Hi Chris,
The original command was
tar cvzf F11_Home_Dave_20091217.tar.gz /home/Dave
and the "problem" is that tar tvh F11*gz lists all the files on the F11
desktop, but when the external HDD is transferred to the F12 laptop, tar
tvh (and ark) give the errors quoted...
The reason I went with tar tvh was (to try) to check the contents of
the file after "open with ark" in Dollphin spat out the errors. I guess
that actually trying to extract the files when the table of contents
fails would not be any more successful?
Thanks
Dave
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<pre wrap="">On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:47:26 +0100
DB <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:Freddog_de@yahoo.co.uk"><Freddog_de@yahoo.co.uk></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap=""><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>On 12/18/2009 01:23 PM, <a
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:fedora-list-request@redhat.com">fedora-list-request@redhat.com</a> wrote:
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<pre wrap=""><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> > </span>Subject:
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> > </span>Re: Tar oddity...
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> > </span>From:
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> > </span>Ralf Corsepius <a
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:rc040203@freenet.de"><rc040203@freenet.de></a>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> > </span>Date:
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> > </span>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:28:09 +0100
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> ></span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> > </span>To:
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> > </span>"Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for \
using Fedora." <span class="moz-txt-citetags">> > </span><a
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href="mailto:fedora-list@redhat.com"><fedora-list@redhat.com></a>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> ></span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> ></span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> > </span>On 12/17/2009 11:51 PM, DB wrote:
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<pre wrap=""><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> >> </span>Hi All,
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> >></span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> >> </span>I've just (re)installed F12 on my laptop, & tried \
to copy my home <span class="moz-txt-citetags">> >> </span>directory (F11) from my desktop using \
tar. <span class="moz-txt-citetags">> >></span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> >> </span>The create went OK, & I can do tar tvh on the \
desktop no probs. <span class="moz-txt-citetags">> >> </span>But when I connect the external \
drive to the laptop, tar tvh says <span class="moz-txt-citetags">> >> </span>it's closing \
because of previous errors; ark refuses to open <span class="moz-txt-citetags">> >> </span>the \
.tar.gz file as it has errors. </pre>
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<pre wrap=""><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> ></span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> > </span>Please show us the actual error message. You are not \
providing <span class="moz-txt-citetags">> > </span>sufficient details to be able to help.
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> ></span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> > </span>Ralf
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> ></span>
</pre>
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<pre wrap=""><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>Hi Ralf,
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>ark puts up a dialog box
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>reading the archive "xxxx.tar.gz"
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>failed with the error
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>'The archive reading failed with message: Damaged tar archive'
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>and tar tvf reads 45 entries and then
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span> tar: skipping to next header
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span> tar: exiting with failure status due to previous errors
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>but doesn't say what previous errors!
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>TIA
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>Dave
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>
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</blockquote>
<pre wrap="">Why not use tar -zxvf xxx.tar.gz unless, its just xxx.tar, then it
would be tar -xvf xxx.tar
Otherwise, perhaps your archive never finished correctly or is
corrupt. it would be interesting to see the command you used to
create the archive.
<div class="moz-txt-sig">--
Best regards,
Chris
</div></pre>
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</blockquote>
Hi Chris,<br>
<br>
The original command was<br>
<br>
tar cvzf F11_Home_Dave_20091217.tar.gz /home/Dave <br>
<br>
and the "problem" is that tar tvh F11*gz lists all the files on the F11
desktop, but when the external HDD is transferred to the F12 laptop,
tar tvh (and ark) give the errors quoted...<br>
<br>
The reason I went with tar tvh was (to try) to check the contents of
the file after "open with ark" in Dollphin spat out the errors. I
guess that actually trying to extract the files when the table of
contents fails would not be any more successful?<br>
<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
<br>
Dave<br>
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