tar 0403-027 The parameter list is too long

[saucyboy]

Hi guys

I am trying to tar up a directory
my syntax is :
/DBA/oak_21112007>tar -cvpf appltar.tar /DBA/oak_21112007/html/html/*

executing the command i get the folowing error :
ksh: /usr/bin/tar: 0403-027 The parameter list is too long.

is there another way to tar up these files without using cpio

thanx

 

[Gloups]

You have to solutions:

first tar all the files using a loop like:

for i in `ls /DBA/oak_21112007/html/html/*`
do
tar -uvpf appltar.tar
done

Else you can temporary change system environment config

smit -> System Environments -> Change / Show Characteristics of Operating System

And then increase the value of ARG/ENV list size in 4K byte blocks

Be careful with this action it must be temporarily because il will change number of memory pages allocation for each new process

 

[p5wizard]

Just specify the directory instead of directory/*

[tt]/DBA/oak_21112007>tar -cvpf appltar.tar /DBA/oak_21112007/html/html[/tt]

also, it is better to use a relative pathname in backups, easier to restore someplace else...

[tt]cd /DBA/oak_21112007/html/html
tar -cvpf /DBA/oak_21112007/appltar.tar .[/tt]



HTH,

p5wizard

 

[saucyboy]

p5wizard thats great it worked a treat many thanx