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Subject: Re: Unix tar file with colons in archived file names
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gmoney3138 wrote:
> All--
> 
> I'm trying to get a clear answer on this one.  I have a gzipped tar file
> from a customer that was originated on Unix.  Inside the tar.gz are a series
> of files that look something like this:
> 
> systemlog_071607_09:25.log
> systemlog_071607_10:07.log
> 
> etc...
> 
> Basically, as per their log file naming method, they used a colon to
> separate hours from minutes--terrible, I know, but it's what I have to work
> with.
> 
> When the cygwin tar recognizes this, due to Windows restrictions, the output
> file is not properly extracted.  I Googled around and found options for
> --force-file and  http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2001-01/msg01536.html this
> link , but I still can't get this to work properly.
> 
> I am able to get the files extracted if I use WinRAR (it converts : to _ on
> extract), but I'd prefer to do this from the shell since I can automate this
> more readily.  Any ideas how I can do this?
> 
> ~~Thanks much~~

If you only need to access the results with Cygwin tools, you can use
managed mounts.  See the email archives for more discussion/details.

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