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Subject: Re: tar: Unrecognised archive format: Inappropriate file type or
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Robert,

I recently saw your message on freebsd-questions.

Can you give me any more details?

Tim Kientzle


> List:       freebsd-questions
> Subject:    tar: Unrecognised archive format: Inappropriate file type or format
> From:       Robert Davison <rob_27_preston () yahoo ! co ! uk>
> Date:       2007-03-20 22:27:20
> Message-ID: 923906.54344.qm () web25007 ! mail ! ukl ! yahoo ! com
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> I've been using tar to back-up my file system to my tape drive using the following command
>    
>   tar -cvf /dev/sa0 /home /etc
>    
>   which works fine.
>    
>   Whenever i run the command
>    
>   tar -tvf /dev/sa0
>    
>   the system usualy lists a few file then stops with the error
>    
>   tar: Unrecognised archive format: Inappropriate file type or format
>    
>   I'm using the latest RC6.2
>    
>   I've never had this problem before.......