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From: gregs@well.sf.ca.us (Greg Strockbine)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: tar path name length limit
Message-ID: <16768@well.sf.ca.us>
Date: 20 Mar 90 05:46:50 GMT
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We're using tar to copy the entire contents of one disk to
another. We have a path name of more than 120 characters and
apparently this causes tar to choke, the actual error message
refers to a bus error. We're running Ultrix 3.1B on a 6420 vax.
Any body got any ideas how to get around this. We can't change the
path names without a great deal of trouble because it's some vendor
supplied software.
	thanx, Greg Strockbine, Dataproducts