Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 14:59:39 +0300 From: Nikos Vassiliadis <nvass@gmx.com> To: Marcus Reid <marcus@blazingdot.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: tar: Damaged tar archive, Retrying... Message-ID: <55A64B2B.3040709@gmx.com> In-Reply-To: <20150714204305.GA89782@blazingdot.com> References: <55A3F7F2.3060400@gmx.com> <20150714204305.GA89782@blazingdot.com>
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On 07/14/15 23:43, Marcus Reid wrote: > On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 08:40:02PM +0300, Nikos Vassiliadis wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am currently using tar to copy some very files to another host and >> got this: >>> tar: Damaged tar archive >>> tar: Retrying... >>> tar: Damaged tar archive >>> tar: Retrying... >>> tar: Damaged tar archive >>> tar: Retrying... >>> tar: Damaged tar archive >>> tar: Retrying... >>> tar: Damaged tar archive >> >> The copy is done using tar|nc and nc|tar on the receiving host. >> This looks like a bug and I wonder whether the copy is OK. > > I have submitted a bug report for a problem that causes this output. > It's likely the same bug that you're encountering. > > The fix is upstream in libarchive, but in the meantime you can use gtar > :( > > https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=201506 Ok. Thanks!
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