https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/compress-segmentation-fault/m-p/2899501#M3663 When I use:<BR />compress -f tarname.tar <BR /><BR />I receive a segmenation fault message. <BR /><BR />Any ideas? Fri, 07 Feb 2003 13:46:53 GMT Brian Ham 2003-02-07T13:46:53Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/compress-segmentation-fault/m-p/2899501#M3663 When I use:<BR />compress -f tarname.tar <BR /><BR />I receive a segmenation fault message. <BR /><BR />Any ideas? Fri, 07 Feb 2003 13:46:53 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/compress-segmentation-fault/m-p/2899501#M3663 Brian Ham 2003-02-07T13:46:53Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/compress-segmentation-fault/m-p/2899502#M3664 Hi,<BR /><BR />Check the file type of tarname.tar. Is it a regular file ? What are the permissions ?<BR /><BR />Good luck.<BR /><BR />Kodjo<BR /> Fri, 07 Feb 2003 18:54:38 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/compress-segmentation-fault/m-p/2899502#M3664 Kodjo Agbenu 2003-02-07T18:54:38Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/compress-segmentation-fault/m-p/2899503#M3665 Another useless added factiod.<BR /><BR />gzip gets better compression ratios on most files than compress.<BR /><BR />Just something to think about.<BR /><BR />SEP Fri, 07 Feb 2003 22:21:20 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/compress-segmentation-fault/m-p/2899503#M3665 Steven E. Protter 2003-02-07T22:21:20Z