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From: unknown@neabbs.UUCP (RICHARD RONTELTAP)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: tar problems with SCO
Message-ID: <171271@neabbs.UUCP>
Date: 29 Jun 89 20:12:09 GMT
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[ TAR repetetively backs up directories ]
 
I got this one too. It appears when your directory file is >32K (has
now, or has had in the past more than 2048 file entries). TAR naively
assumes the dir is smaller than 32K. Probably has something to do with
it being in small model 8088 code.
 
FIND & CPIO do not seem to have this problem. You can back up using
these.
 
Richard
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