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Re: [BackupPC-users] Problems to backup tar: Tar exited with error 65280

2008-04-08 09:06:33
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Problems to backup tar: Tar exited with error 65280
From: "Ambrose Li" <ambrose.li AT gmail DOT com>
To: "Pedro Cambra" <pedro.cambra AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 09:06:26 -0400
On 08/04/2008, Pedro Cambra <pedro.cambra AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
> /bin/tar -c -v -f - -C /home/pcambra --totals
>
>
> I get this error:
>  /bin/tar: Cowardly refusing to create an empty archive
>
>  How can make a tar more brave? ;P

There should be a space and a "." after "--totals" (i.e., "--totals .").
The arguments specify how to make the tar file; the "." specifies
what should be in it (the stuff in the current directory).
-- 
cheers,
-ambrose

The 'net used to be run by smart people; now many sites are run by
idiots. So SAD... (Sites that does spam filtering on mails sent to the
abuse contact need to be cut off the net...)

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