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Subject:	Re: bash: tar: command not found
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On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 05:25:08PM -0700, Cheney, Christian wrote:
>>>Look in '/etc/postinstall' and see if there are any scripts there 
>>>that don't end in ".done".
>There are none
>
>>>Also, check '/var/log/setup.log.full' for any messages that would 
>>>indicate the problem.
>I can't see anything.  Take a look.
>
>>>In the worst case, you can try running each of the scripts
>>>in '/etc/postinstall' manually.
>
>$ bash -rcfile tar.sh.done
>install-info: menu item `tar' already exists, for file `tar'
>install-info: menu item `tar' already exists, for file `tar'
>
>cheneyc AT NW33687L /cygdrive/c/cygwin/etc/postinstall
>$ tar
>bash: tar: command not found

How about running /usr/bin/tar?  Sounds like you just don't have the
PATH set up correctly?

cgf

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