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Subject: Re: Tar broken for large files?
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At 12:21 PM 5.17.2002 +1000, Andy Farkas wrote:
>> Obviousls, tar is not copying things correctly. Is this a known bug?
>> # tar --version
>> GNU tar version 1.11.2
>
>Our tar is broken for files > 2g :(
>
>Install gtar from ports.
>

I've incurred aborted backups with tar (+ gzip) lately too. What is
superior about gtar...???

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Jack L. Stone
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