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Date:      Thu, 16 May 2002 21:30:32 -0500
From:      "Jack L. Stone" <jackstone@sage-one.net>
To:        Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au>, Lou Katz <lou@metron.com>
Cc:        <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Tar broken for large files?
Message-ID:  <3.0.5.32.20020516213032.02efa810@mail.sage-one.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0205171220210.47542-100000@backup.af.speedne t.com.au>
References:  <20020514201403.A38469@metron.com>

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At 12:21 PM 5.17.2002 +1000, Andy Farkas wrote:
>> Obviousls, tar is not copying things correctly. Is this a known bug?
>> # tar --version
>> GNU tar version 1.11.2
>
>Our tar is broken for files > 2g :(
>
>Install gtar from ports.
>

I've incurred aborted backups with tar (+ gzip) lately too. What is
superior about gtar...???

.... our website: http://www.sage-one.net/

Best regards,

Jack L. Stone
Server Admin

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