need the gtar command

[Bill Pontius]

When trying to install CISCO Network Registrar, it calls for: gtar -zxpf . I having problems trying to create this command from www.gnu.org. Has anyone done this.

[harry d brown jr]

Try this site for a precompiled version of gtar:

http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Gnu/tar-1.13.18/

[Santosh Nair_1]

Hi,

gtar is just GNU's version of tar, which you should be able to get from the HP porting center:

http://hpux.cs.utah.edu/hppd/hpux/Gnu/tar-1.13.18/

Alternatively, you could do the following:

/usr/contrib/bin/gzip -dc distribution_file_name|tar xpf

This would do the same thing.

-Santosh

[Bill Pontius]

When I tried the alt method I got the following. I think it didnot like the ar with the p or f.
# pwd
/usr/contrib/bin
# ./gzip -dc /download/CNR-5.0.7-HPUX.gtar.gz | tar xpf
tar: usage tar [-]{txruc}[eONvVwAfblhm{op}][0-7[lmh]] [tapefile] [blocksize] fi
le1 file2...
When I downloaded from the web sites, I could not find the ./configure needed for next step. I had just done a cold 11.0 install and may need more install data.

[Santosh Nair_1 · Accepted solution]

Minor typo in the command above, it should be:

/usr/contrib/bin/gzip -dc distribution_file_name|tar xpf -

notice the dash (-) at the end of the line. Sorry
about that.

-Santosh

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Bill,

Take a look at the thread below. Might help you in your search for gtar utility.

http://us-support.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=b98804550c2255c005/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=400000000202109

Hope this helps.

thanks

[Bill Pontius]

Thanks soooo much for the "-". It made a world of difference.