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stf92 06-27-2011 05:32 PM
Untarable archive.
 
Hi: watch this:
Code:
semoi@darkstar:~/juan$ file install_flash_player_10_linux.tar
install_flash_player_10_linux.tar: POSIX tar archive (GNU)
semoi@darkstar:~/juan$ tar --list install_flash_player_10_linux.tar
Nothing happens. I do ctrl-D:
Code:
tar: install_flash_player_10_linux.tar: Not found in archive
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
semoi@darkstar:~/juan$
Why is this?

chrism01 06-27-2011 05:45 PM
How about
Code:
tar -tvf install_flash_player_10_linux.tar

stf92 06-27-2011 05:58 PM
Oh, I see! Thanks.

MTK358 06-27-2011 07:34 PM
When you don't specify the "f" option, tar reads from stdin.

stf92 06-27-2011 08:25 PM
I figured that out when I had no internet. Then, always using -xvf, these days I was wrong and put -xfv archive. As the result was not what I expected, I remembered the meaning of -f. And I remember very well having listed tar archives. But this was a good one. Thanks.


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