Mail Archives: cygwin/2001/02/06/12:59:19
Based on the error that you are getting, I would assume that you are
trying to run your command from a bash prompt.
In a bash prompt, the backslash character "\" has a special meaning. It
is the prefix for an escape code. I don't remember many (any?) of the
escape codes, but I suspect that "\r" means carriage return.
In short, replace your backslash characters "\" with slash characters
"/" and things might work better. You might also have to do something
like:
tar -cvfz file.tgz //cygdrive/c/adv/roy
I forget the exact notation for referencing files in directories on the
C drive that are not explicitly mounted, since I just install my cygwin
in the root directory.
Good luck!
--wpd
"VanRossem, James" wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Basically when i run
>
> tar -cvfz file.tgz c:david\adv\roy
> I get an error
> oy: No such file or directory
>
> Any ideas? or work arounds? (besides changing the directory name)
> Thanks all.
> I appreciate your time and help.
>
> -J
>
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