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From: mallsop@sunb.mqcc.mq.oz.au (Mark Allsop)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: archiving under MSDOS and UNIX
Keywords: arichive, Unix, MSDOS
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Date: 20 Dec 90 10:19:49 GMT
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In article <11784@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU> georgm@danae.atmos.colostate.edu (Georg Mayr) writes:
>My problem:
>I need to archive files under UNIX, but then transfer the archive to MSDOS
>and be able to uncompress it there.
>
>
>My question:
>
>Are there programs that produce archives that are compatible for both
>operating systems (i.e. can handle the difference between line-feed under
>UNIX and line-feed+carriage return in MSDOS, something that eg ZOO cannot
>do - at least not the version I got).
>

I'm sorry to delete stuff- my mailer won't let anything out unless there is
more new than old text.

The TAR program is exactly what you need.  GNUTAR works very well on MSDOS and
reads and writes UNIX tar files without any problems I've found yet.  It will
restore the entire directory structure without a problem.  It handles invalid
DOS names.

I'd tell you where to get it, but I've lost the GNU ftp site name.  If anyone
can shed light on this.......

Seasons greetings,
+Mark.

 Mark Allsop                                              Computer Scientist 
 email: mallsop@suna.mqcc.mq.oz.au                The Statistical Laboratory 
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 Mark Allsop                                              Computer Scientist 
 email: mallsop@suna.mqcc.mq.oz.au                The Statistical Laboratory 
 Phone: At MacUni: (61 2) 805-8592  / \      Macquarie University, Australia 
 Fax  :          : (61 2) 805-7433   |   This one goes up to 11.....