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Subject: Problem with embedded spaces in path name for --info-script switch in tar
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 12:43:23 -0600
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Using tar-1.15.1-4.

I am writing a script to create multi-volume archives using tar. However it
appears that the --info-script switch doesn't handle imbedded spaces in the 
path name.
In the sample script below, I have hard-encoded the path to verify that was 
the problem
and not with building the variable with the path name.

Script:
#!/bin/bash
export ARCHIVE_DIR=/cygdrive/d
export ARCHIVE_NAME=full_`date +%y%m%d`

tar -cv \
    --ignore-failed-read \
    --exclude=pagefile.sys \
    --exclude=*.vsv \
    -L4096 \
    -M --info-script="/cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/Liedtke/My 
Documents/Tasks/Backup/rename.sh" \
    -f$ARCHIVE_DIR/$ARCHIVE_NAME.tar .

# End script

Output is:
tar: and: Warning: Cannot stat: No such file or directory.
tar: Settings/Liedtke/My: Warning: Cannot stat: No such file or directory.
tar: Documents/Tasks/Backup/rename.sh: Warning: Cannot stat: No such file or 
directory

I've devised a workaround by copying the script to the PWD previous to the 
tar command and then
deleting it. But it should work as above, correct?

I've searched for the problem on the web and found nothing. Am I missing 
something
obvious, or is this switch not handling embedded spaces in the path name 
correctly?
(Thank you Microsoft.)

Brian Liedtke



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