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Old 12-05-2009, 02:54 PM   #1
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Howto tar X11R6 directory


I am trying to archive X11R6 directory with that command

Code:
tar cvzf /freeagent/\@Linux/backups/X11R6.tar.gz /usr/X11R6
i try also

Code:
tar cvzf /freeagent/\@Linux/backups/X11R6.tgz /usr/X11R6
but it creates files 200-235Kb. I am sure that the folder is more bigger than that?

What i am not doing well?
 
Old 12-05-2009, 03:18 PM   #2
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Well, "much bigger?" No, I don't think so. If you want to verify the archive, you could first make sure it contains all the files you want:

Code:
tar tzvf filename.tar.gz
Or uncompress it and do a recursive binary diff between that directory and /usr/X11R6.

Also, why the '@' character in your directory name? Yuck!

Last edited by jhwilliams; 12-05-2009 at 03:22 PM.
 
Old 12-05-2009, 03:19 PM   #3
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So how big is that directory before tarring?

Example:
Code:
[root@Ath etc]# du -sh rc.d
160K    rc.d               
[root@Ath etc]# tar -czvf rcd.tar.gz rc.d

 <snip>

[root@Ath etc]# du -sh rcd*
12K     rcd.tar.gz
> 10:1 compression
 
Old 12-05-2009, 04:40 PM   #4
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jhwilliams View Post
Also, why the '@' character in your directory name? Yuck!
I am new to linux and that is from xp on my external drive, which I use for temporally data holder. I added it to see this directory on top of others. Probably I will delete it later.


Code:
du -h /usr/X11R6
gives 36K

which is weird. Compressed file is 200K. When browsing from Dolphin there are 6 directories with many files in them. Can't be only 36K.

Last edited by konzo; 12-05-2009 at 04:46 PM.
 
Old 12-05-2009, 04:49 PM   #5
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oops. i try
Code:
ls -la
and just see that the directories are links. sorry.
 
  


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