Tar error

UNIX AIX
1

When Im trying to untar a file I get an error message

tar: 0511-169 A directory checksum error on media; 804399248 not equal to 46325.

What can I do to untar my file

Thanks

2

Sounds like it was uploaded in text mode rather than binary. Try re-uploading it in binary mode then tar it.

3

As a last-ditch effort you could try:

sed 's/^M$//' <tarfile> | tar -tvf -

if this works replace the "-tvf -" by "-xvf -" to untar the file (be sure to be in the right directory when doing this). "^M" is meant literal, you would have to type <CTRL>-<V> then <ENTER> to create the character.

If this doesn't help you can still re-ftp the file in binary mode - or send it in uuencoded form.

hope this helps

bakunin

4

This is because you downloaded the .gz file and your windows copied as .tar.tar.
So, you need to gunzip and then untar