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Message-ID: <3E126DF2.1030802@doe.carleton.ca>
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 23:26:26 -0500
From: Shing-Fat Fred Ma <fma AT doe DOT carleton DOT ca>
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To: Shing-Fat Fred Ma <fma AT doe DOT carleton DOT ca>
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Subject: SOLVED: gnu tar opens tgz's with file times in the future
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Shing-Fat Fred Ma wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm gnu-tarring files with tar version 1.13.25
> on solaris, then untarring with the same version
> on cygwin.  The files are dated 2002-12-31 18:09:xx
> in the tgz on solaris.  When I sftp them to cygwin,
> the tar programs shows the files to be dated
> 2003-01-01 03:09.xx.  But typing "date" at the
> cygwin prompt shows the computer clock to be right
> i.e. Tue Dec. 31 2002.


It was the time zone not set right on the PC.
Didn't know gnu tar was made to compensate
for time zones......

Fred

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