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From: smithda@cpsvax.cps.msu.edu (J. Daniel Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: PC version of tar
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Date: 20 Nov 89 03:03:44 GMT
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Does anyone know of a PD version of 'tar' for a PC?  I would like to
tar up directories on a UNIX machine, transfer the .tar files to a PC,
and then de-tar them on the PC.  The directories contain only ASCII
files and sub-directories, if that makes things any easier.

Binaries would be nice, since I don't have a C compiler (although I do
have Turbo Pascal 4.0).  I also don't have any of the PC tools like
ARC, Zoo, etc (just Kermit).  I do have the full range of UNIX tools
available (uudecode, etc.)

Please send EMAIL, since I don't usually read this group.  I will post
a summary if there is any interest.

Thanks for the help,
   Dan
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J. Daniel Smith                      Internet: smithda@cpsvax.cps.msu.edu
Michigan State University              BITNET: smithdan@msuegr
                                       Usenet: uunet!frith!smithda

Great things can be reduced to small things, and small things can be
reduced to nothing.
              - Chinese Proverb
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