topic Re: Simple Tar question in Operating System - HP-UX

Simple Tar question

Manuel_8 — Fri, 24 Jan 2003 15:25:13 GMT

Hello,
I have "tar" a directory whit -cvf file.tar file.orig options;
I'm not sure that I have buckupped also link.
Is there a specific option to do it?
Thanks for yours helps.

Re: Simple Tar question

Robert-Jan Goossens — Fri, 24 Jan 2003 15:36:56 GMT

Hi Manuel,

You can check your tar "ball"
with
# tar tvf file.tar
and look if you link is included.

Robert-Jan.

Re: Simple Tar question

Marco Santerre — Fri, 24 Jan 2003 15:37:48 GMT

to tar the symbolic links, use the -h option on your tar command

Re: Simple Tar question

MANOJ SRIVASTAVA — Fri, 24 Jan 2003 15:39:47 GMT

I think you will have to use option "h" because tar doesnot follow symbolic links , do a man tar and you will know more .

Manoj Srivastava

Re: Simple Tar question

Jean-Louis Phelix — Fri, 24 Jan 2003 15:41:00 GMT

hi,

Not sure about your question, but if you want to backup the link itself (not the file it points to), tar cvf will do it. If you want to backup the linked file as if it was a regular file, then (and only in this case) use -h key as Marco said.

Regards.

Re: Simple Tar question

Robert-Jan Goossens — Fri, 24 Jan 2003 15:45:31 GMT

Hi all,

Just looked at your answers, and yes -h or not -h that is the question (:>

Manuel with -h option tar will follow the link (original file) without -h tar will archieve the link itself.

Hope this helps.

Robert-Jan.