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- From: andrew@acwbust.sub.org (A.W. Root)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
- Subject: Re: tar 'multivolume' bugs and workaround workound
- Message-ID: <Btn5u7.qD@acwbust.sub.org>
- Date: 27 Aug 92 12:10:51 GMT
- References: <1992Aug26.041547.26517@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
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- In article <1992Aug26.041547.26517@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg> eoahmad@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg (Othman Ahmad) writes:
- >There is a need to reduce the temporary file storage for systems with limited
- >disk space. 0.1 method of distribution requires that the entire files must
- >first be loaded before they can be extracted.
- At least after installing the bin01-files there is no need at all for
- temporary space I've been using the following for quite some time now
- to install things from both the src and the etc distribution.
- --- cut --- /readdos --- cut ---
- while echo -n "Next Disk : " >/dev/tty
- do
- read k </dev/tty >/dev/tty
- mtype "a:*01.*"
- done | uncompress | cpio -ivmd usr/src/libexec/getty/* usr/src/usr.bin/login/*
- --- end --- /readdos --- end ---
- Instead of usr/src/libexec/getty/* etc. just add the file you want.
- You can also put as many files from the same distribution as you want to on
- the end.
- To find out what I wanted I first made a complete list of the distribution:
- --- cut --- /makelist --- cut ---
- while echo -n "Next Disk : " >/dev/tty
- do
- read k </dev/tty >/dev/tty
- mtype "a:*01.*"
- done | uncompress | cpio -it | tee MANIFEST.etc01.files
- --- end --- /makelist --- end ---
- If you don't want to make additional notes of what's at the end of the
- various disks, then you can also leave out the tee and copy cpio's output
- straight into the file. Don't forget to change the name to MANIFEST.src01.files
- for the source distribution.
-
- Also you might start wondering (in etc01) a some point whether something
- has gone wrong because it reads through a whole disk with no output, thats
- because theres a big tar file spread over more than one disk.
- Seeya
- --
- He ought to be put in his place | He has a brain | andrew@acwbust.sub.org
- Is there a shovel around ? <mr> | but it hasn't reached his head yet. ;->
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