From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 10 17:17:52 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E26D037B401 for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 17:17:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: from post2.inre.asu.edu (post2.inre.asu.edu [129.219.110.73]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59E0443FD7 for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 17:17:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from David.Bear@asu.edu) Received: from conversion.post2.inre.asu.edu by asu.edu (PMDF V6.1 #40111) id <0HGA00M01JHP3I@asu.edu> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 17:17:49 -0700 (MST) Received: from smtp.asu.edu (smtp.asu.edu [129.219.110.107]) by asu.edu (PMDF V6.1 #40111) with ESMTP id <0HGA00L32JHOXK@asu.edu> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 17:17:49 -0700 (MST) Received: from moroni.pp.asu.edu (moroni.pp.asu.edu [129.219.120.183]) by smtp.asu.edu (8.11.0/8.11.0/asu_smtp_relay,nullclient,tcp_wrapped) with ESMTP id h5B0HlH23346 for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 17:17:47 -0700 (MST) Received: (from iddwb@localhost) by moroni.pp.asu.edu (8.11.6/8.11.6) id h5B0Hm419047 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 17:17:48 -0700 Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 17:17:48 -0700 From: David Bear To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-id: <20030610171748.D16347@asu.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i Subject: tar or gnutar X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: David.Bear@asu.edu List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 00:17:53 -0000 wondering if the tar packaged with base freebsd is the same as gnutar.. and possibly issues with versions. the reason is I have a tarball created on a linux box with the gnutar that was packaged with it, yet tar tvf ... tells me it doesn't look like a tar archive, and quits... yuck. any advice? -- David Bear phone: 480-965-8257 fax: 480-965-9189 College of Public Programs/ASU Wilson Hall 232 Tempe, AZ 85287-0803 "Beware the IP portfolio, everyone will be suspect of trespassing"