[SOLVED] tar question

byaron · 09-27-2010, 12:46 PM

Hi
I am getting annoying message when extracting some package using tar zxf

tar: Substituting `.' for empty member name

this happened when creating the tar in RedHat machine trying to extract in Slackware .

Someone can tell me why and how to solve it ?

CincinnatiKid · 09-27-2010, 02:09 PM

Not sure of your problem exactly, but I know you will not need the "z" option if you are extracting a tar file. That is only for a tar file that has been compressed with gzip, usually tar.gz.

John VV · 09-27-2010, 02:58 PM

can you post the EXACT way you are extracting a tar and ON WHAT OS ? RHEL, slac, windows ?
the post states you posted this on a MS windows computer ( xp 2003 ? so service pack 1 only )

if linux from the terminal on a headless server or using the GUI ( Gnome or KDE)

if Gnome or KDE why not just double click on it

byaron · 09-28-2010, 05:21 AM

tar versions of slack and RHEL was different.
When I installed the same versions everything was ok.
thanks for your patients.
Yaron.