RE: [cobalt-users] .tar - Transferring Sites From One Cobalt to Another

[aljuhani <aljuhani@xxxxxxxxx>]

>On the target machine, I would use the following to UNTAR the file:
>tar -xpvzf filename.tar.gz

Try to use:

tar zxvfp filename.tar.gz

to unpack the files.

Al-Juhani
aljuhani@xxxxxxxxx

>===== Original Message From cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx =====
Hello Everyone,

A few months ago, I had to transfer all my sites from one Cobalt to
another one we have.

Now, I am transferring the sites back (now that it's fixed).

I kept accurate notes on exactly what I did last time and now it's not
working....

On the machine where the site resides now, I would use the following
to TAR the file up.

       tar -cpvzf filename.tar.gz web users

       This would tar up the /web and the /users folders.

This still works...

On the target machine, I would use the following to UNTAR the file:

       tar -xpvzf filename.tar.gz

This doesn't work anymore...  :(

On the target machine, when I run that command line, logged in as
root, I get the following error messages:

      gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
      tar: Child returned status 1
      tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

Any idea on what I am doing wrong???????  I KNOW this worked
before.....

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