tar and absolute paths

[ytakbob]

I am using tar -cvf dog.tar /tmp
I receive the following message before the files are successfully backed up:
tar: Removing leading / from absolute path names in the archive

I DO NOT want tar to remove the leading "/".

How can I prevent this ?

Thanks
Bob Schmid
bob_schmid@hmis.org
330-746-1010 ext. 1347

 

[bjverzal]

Are you using gnutar ? Or is this standard AIX tar ?

Try "tar -cvf dog.tar /tmp/*"

Bill.

 

[ytakbob]

I am using AIX tar and tried what you suggested
tar -cvf dog.tar /tmp/*

tar is still stripping off leading "/".

I did a tar tvf to confirm that it is in fact, stripping
off leading "/"...it is.

???? Bob Schmid
bob_schmid@hmis.org
330-746-1010 ext. 1347

 

[bjverzal]

Are you in "/tmp" ? If so, either put the tar file somewhere else, or "cd" out of "/tmp".

What oslevel are you ?

Bill.

 

[ytakbob]

oslevel 4.3.2
$ cd /
$ tar -cvf /Arc/dog.tar /tmp/c*
tar: Removing leading / from absolute path names in the archive
tmp/c
tmp/c.bin
tmp/cain2.bin
tmp/cain2o.bin
tmp/cc.bin
tmp/cdco.bin
tmp/cerner.bin
tmp/cernerr.bin
tmp/cernxx.bin
tmp/ch_cerner.bin
tmp/chcancels.bin
tmp/chk999.bin
tmp/con
tmp/con.bin
tmp/con2.bin
tmp/cons.bin
tmp/core
tmp/cr.bin
tmp/cult.bin
tmp/curn.bin
tmp/cutlures.bin

I don't think it has to do with current directory.
The above tar created while in root directory and tar'd to
/Arc. Bob Schmid
bob_schmid@hmis.org
330-746-1010 ext. 1347

 

[bjverzal]

Does your ID have access to the /Arc filesystem/directory ? Try the same command as root, or send the tar file to another directory.

I'm starting to graple at straws.

Bill.

 

[ytakbob]

tried as root...same thing..... :-/ Bob Schmid
bob_schmid@hmis.org
330-746-1010 ext. 1347

 

[Guest_imported]

bob,

can you try :

# tar cvf /dev/rmtX /tmp

where X=tapedrive#

john

 

[Guest_imported]

Bob,
Looking at the data you want copy,"/tmp/, it was root directory component, so you have the command as root (#)
# tar -cvf dog.tar /tmp
it means : copy /tmp data as dog.tar file name in the same directory

lamrs@yahoo.com

 

[christos]

try tar -cf //tmp # /////=//=/
or use pax to create the tar ball

 

[christos]

tar and cpio are compatible use cpio -oBvdc (B = block 5120 c= ascii header)

 

[francs]

This is indeed very strange behaviour for the tar command.
Send me the output of:
echo $PATH
whereis tar
ls -l [output of above command]
ls -l /usr/bin/tar
lslpp -l|grep free

 

[ytakbob]

jonh2001 -
tar cvf /dev/rmt0 /tmp
tar: Removing leading / from absolute path names in the archive
tmp/
.
.
.

lamrs
tried taring files from one directory to a file in another...same result. I am simply giving an example of what I am trying to do normally from multiple diectories to tape. My example I posted was for simplicity.

francs:
echo $PATH
/hci/root3.7.1P/hmistst/bin:/hci/root3.7.1P/hmistst/scripts:/hci/root3.7.1P/bin:
/hci/root3.7.1P/contrib:/hci/bin:/hci/root3.7.1P/dbms/bin:/hci/root3.7.1P/tcl/bi
n:/hci/root3.7.1P/clgui/bin:/hci/root3.7.1P/clgui/java/bin:/hci/usercmds:/usr/bi
n:/etc:/usr/sbin:/usr/ucb:/home/ui05052/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/sbin:.:/hmu/scripts:/h
mu/scripts/hciscripts:/usr/lib/learn:/usr/local/bin

$ ls -l /usr/bin/tar
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 41168 Aug 17 1998 /usr/bin/tar


lslpp -l (do you really want a listing of all my software?)
$ lslpp -l | grep free
$ (nothing)


Bob Schmid
bob_schmid@hmis.org
330-746-1010 ext. 1347