Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 18:47:01 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: "illoai@gmail.com" <illoai@gmail.com> Cc: "questions@freebsd.org" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: .sh & tar Message-ID: <20100605184701.e8367487.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTilgcKMC9Ln5MLNuhJ2JMiXXYCB_3Br2YsehKcNy@mail.gmail.com> References: <4C070621.5060109@comclark.com> <20100603134212.f1b9b1c0.freebsd@edvax.de> <AANLkTilbh89RNAsy_oqkNIichFiURPjwiuJOYyLcqq_z@mail.gmail.com> <20100603151125.GA44719@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <AANLkTilgcKMC9Ln5MLNuhJ2JMiXXYCB_3Br2YsehKcNy@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, 5 Jun 2010 12:27:09 -0400, "illoai@gmail.com" <illoai@gmail.com> wr= ote: > On 3 June 2010 11:11, Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> wrote: > > On Jun 03 2010 10:03, illoai@gmail.com wrote: > >> On 3 June 2010 07:42, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > >> > Depends on WHAT you want to stop - the illness or just its symptoms.= :-) > >> > > >> > If it's just about symptoms, redirect the error messages into > >> > nirvana. > >> > > >> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0tar [opts] [file] 1>/dev/null 2>&1 > >> > > >> > If you want to remove the REASON for "tar: Removing leading '/' > >> > from member names", you need to re-create the archives and > >> > start archiving from a relative point (instead of from an > >> > absolute one), e. g. > >> > > >> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0# cd / > >> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0# tar cvf etc.tar etc/ > >> > > >> > (lazy man's method) instead of > >> > > >> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0# tar cvf etc.tar /etc/ > >> > > >> > The extraction of the archive will usually start in the > >> > current directory, so > >> > > >> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0# cd /usr/local/bin > >> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0# tar xvf etc.tar > >> > > >> > won't give you an etc/ subtree in /usr/local/bin directory. > >> > > >> > >> tar -cvf - ./ -C / > /dev/null > >> ? > >> > > I can't help wondering why the 'v' option is being specified, unless > > /dev/null needs more playing time. >=20 > Reflex, but you're right, it shouldn't be in there. Your tenmelonhundredgigahertz plentycore machines have to process useless amounts of data to be discarded, or they wouldn't be worth their price. :-) Seriously, pure reflex. No -v needed here as you are not interested in monitoring the process. --=20 Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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