On Thu, May 16, 2002 at 10:56:23AM -0400, Timothy Lee Young wrote: > just a quick sideline to this thread... > > if you tar zcvf a director, will it compress a copy of the directory or > does it take the actual directory and compress it, leaving behind nothing > but the file?
tar _first_ creates a single tar file containing the entire directory structure, including the files and subdirectories under that. And then the single file is compressed. The original directory remains where it is. tar is NOT an online compression system, it's a backup and archival tool. > if it does, what is the correct option to just create a compressed file of > a directory without compressing the actual directory? I've just answered your question above. -- Anand Buddhdev Personal site: http://anand.org _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
