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> My suggestion is:
>=20
> tar cvCfz /disk2 larry.tgz .
>=20
> tar will cd to /disk2 before interpreting the dot - thus the=20
> content of
> /disk2 will be archived, but without a leading "disk2" in the table of
> contents.

Perfect!  I saw the C argument in man tar, but didn't make the
connection.
Thanks very much!