[fsug-calicut] TAR error.

  • From: NADIR KM <nadirkm@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: fsug-calicut <fsug-calicut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, ilug-tvm <ilug-tvm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:57:47 +0530

HAI.........
I have a problem with tar..i was trying to copy and edit the gammu examples
for configuring... in that while extracting gammurc.tar.gz.,  i am getting
the message
( i fast used gunzip and got this gammu.tar)

#tar xvf gammurc.tar

tar: This does not look like a tar archive
tar: Skipping to next header
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

or while rying the way

#tar -zvcf gammurc.tar.gz
i get

tar: Cowardly refusing to create an empty archive
Try `tar --help' or `tar --usage' for more information.

i tried googling a lot... the solutions i got from that didn work for
me...can anyone pls help me with this..
i am using lenny. and gammu was with in the repo disc.

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NADIR

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