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From: rden@rden.gen.nz (Robert den Hartog)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: compression in Sco Unix tar
Keywords: tar,compression
Message-ID: <1990Dec30.071602.2786@rden>
Date: 30 Dec 90 07:16:02 GMT
Sender: rden@rden.gen.nz (Robert den Hartog)
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How does one drive the compression in the new Sco Unix tar?  strings tell's
me that it's there (references to compress and /usr/bin/compress) but the
manual pages don't mention compression at all.
I've tried a number of options but never managed to get it to compress anything
for me.

Regards
-- 
Robert den Hartog    {rden|robert}@{rden|mercury}.gen.nz

	      "You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to,
	       so that when they turn there backs on you,
	       you'll get the chance to put the knife in."       -- Pink Floyd.