Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 22:59:48 -0400 (EDT) From: Tim Vanderhoek <hoek@freenet.hamilton.on.ca> To: Bora Akyol <akyol@wireless.Stanford.EDU> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help on block size in tar Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960823225706.6041A-100000@james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca> In-Reply-To: <199608240026.RAA00691@wireless.Stanford.EDU>
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On Fri, 23 Aug 1996, Bora Akyol wrote: > > What is the default blocksize of tar on FreeBSD, I have made a tape > on a freebsd system and now cannot read it on a linux system. It complains > about block size not being right. I believe the default block size for tar on FreeBSD is 20, as stated in the manpage. However, FreeBSD uses GNU tar, and I suspect Linux also uses GNU tar, so I would expect the default block size to be the same on both. -- Outnumbered? Maybe. Outspoken? Never! tIM...HOEk
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