Re: Cannot create the tar file

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On Fri, 2 Nov 2001, Charles Goodwin wrote:

> I am using tar version 1.12 on kernel 2.0.34 and when I try and create a tar
> archive I am getting an error. Following is a copy of the transaction:
>
> # tar -cv tarball.tar file1 file2
> tar: cannot add file 'tarball.tar' no such file or directory
> Err: exit delayed due to previous errors
>
> Any help on the subject would be appreciated.

tar -cvf tarball.tar file1 file2

Without the 'f', tar is trying to add tarball.tar to the archive.

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