tar all files and folders in the current directory

riahc3 · 12-12-2013, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by druuna

WinRAR is a windows specific program. I'm not able to help you with that (maybe some other member can).

Its installable in WINE...AFAIK

sgosnell · 12-12-2013, 08:15 PM

If you archive the files with tar, then you need to use tar to read and/or uncompress them. WinRAR cannot, AFAIK, deal with tar files. If you need to be able to deal with the archives on other OS's, then use something like zip, not tar.

riahc3 · 12-13-2013, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sgosnell

If you archive the files with tar, then you need to use tar to read and/or uncompress them. WinRAR cannot, AFAIK, deal with tar files. If you need to be able to deal with the archives on other OS's, then use something like zip, not tar.

Solved it.

druuna · 12-13-2013, 03:06 AM

@riahc3: Can you tell how you solved this. This might be of interest for others that have the same issue and come to LQ for answers.

Also: Can you put up the [SOLVED] tag:
- above the first post -> Please Mark this thread as solved if you feel a solution has been provided.
- -or- -
- first post -> Thread Tools -> Mark this thread as solved