Jope wrote:
Sparc something would indicate solaris, so the z flag might not work.
You are correct! Without the GNU version of tar being used, the -z or -j flag for compression won't work. However, instead of tarring and then gzipping, do it all at once with:
tar -cf - directory_to_be_tarred | gzip -9 > whatever.tar.gz
For transit on a DOS floppy (like say, to an Amiga) use .tgz instead of .tar.gz
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