Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 7/1/84; site seismo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!seismo!mo From: mo@seismo.UUCP (Mike O'Dell) Newsgroups: net.unix,net.unix-wizards,net.wanted Subject: Re: WANTED:SYS V tar to read Berkeley tar Message-ID: <2601@seismo.UUCP> Date: Fri, 3-Aug-84 07:45:38 EDT Article-I.D.: seismo.2601 Posted: Fri Aug 3 07:45:38 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 5-Aug-84 05:26:05 EDT References: <261@hudson.UUCP> Organization: Center for Seismic Studies, Arlington, VA Lines: 25 > I have a tape from a Berkeley system (4.2) written in tar format. > I would like to read it into a System V Unix. > Of course tar has been "fixed" so the two tars are incompatable. > So, > Does anyone have a tar program written for System V Unix which > can read berkeley tar tapes? > > Please send me mail if you do. I could use it! > > (UNIX is a TM of Bell Laboratories as we all know). > > Thank you! One of the "fixes" which was required, and makes this a bit dicy is something called "symbolic links". I seem to remember that this facility is broken in System V, so I am at a loss to understand how one can extract an arbitrary tar tape on System V. Oh, I know! Maybe if you wait 'till the next release. (tounge firmly in cheek) -Mike "186,000 miles per second - Not just a good idea, it's the LAW!"