[OreoCookie]

Ok, I do some backups by copying stuff via tar -cvf /Volumes/SMBVolume/Backup/Backup.tar ~/Documents to my parent's PC. Everything works fine from my iBook to the PC, but the other way around, it won't work. The process will start, but I get no feedback and no lines are printed (I always have verbose on, so I should see the individual files being untared). What's the matter? I mean it shouldn't matter for Unix what kind of file from which directory I am *reading*.

Any suggestions?

[utidjian]

Originally posted by OreoCookie:
Ok, I do some backups by copying stuff via tar -cvf /Volumes/SMBVolume/Backup/Backup.tar ~/Documents to my parent's PC. Everything works fine from my iBook to the PC, but the other way around, it won't work. The process will start, but I get no feedback and no lines are printed (I always have verbose on, so I should see the individual files being untared). What's the matter? I mean it shouldn't matter for Unix what kind of file from which directory I am *reading*.

Any suggestions?

Are you unpacking TO the PC or are you unpacking TO OSX?
What is the exact command you are using to unpack?
What OS and filesystem is on the PC and how are you accessing it?

[OreoCookie]

Thanx for the reply, I figured it out myself.

Rule #1: Read the man pages first.

The option -C does the trick.