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Subject: Re: bash: tar: command not found
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On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 01:57:33PM -0700, Cheney, Christian wrote:
>I have installed cygwin on Windows XP using the default setup.  When I
>try to use tar, I am getting "bash: tar: command not found."  If I try
>to reinstall tar using the setup utility, it copies some files, but then
>gives a "no package" note, and tar still won't work in cygwin.  Any
>ideas how to fix this?  Thank you.

The details mentioned here would probably help:
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