Tar file

Shell Programming and Scripting
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I need to create a tar file by taking my scripts from different directories.

Also once I created the tar file, if I need to append some more files from different directories what is the command I need to use.

Can some one help me please

2

You can use rvf option to append files or new directories.

3

Thanks.

Can you tell me how to create a tar file my taking scripts from different directories.

Also help how to untar it

4

First read the man pages

man tar

Then try to apply it on some test data.
And come back with specific questions.

5

cd /path/test/scripts
I have a file test.sh inside this path
cd /path/test
I have another file test1.sh inside this path

Currently I am in /path/test/scripts path

I am doing something like this

tar cvf output_filename.tar test.sh /path/test/test1.sh

AT that time its giving me a error like this
tar: Removing leading `/' from member names and when I untar it , its going and create the directory /path/test/

6

That's not an error, it's a notice.

TAR won't add a file with its absolute. That's a good thing that could save your skin one day!

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7

So true :b: :smiley:

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But why its going and creating the directory again even though the directory is there.the particular file should go to the particular path while untar it

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It can't create a directory if it's already there. It will create a directory wherever you are at the time to extract the TAR file.

All paths in the TAR file are relative to your current working directory.

./test.sh
./path/test/test1.sh
etc.

(the stuff in red is implied)
You need to be in the right place when you extract it.