Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Re: tar.gz file that wedges djtar
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Organization: DJ Delorie/DJGPP Support
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 12:28:11 GMT
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Nate Eldredge <eldredge AT ap DOT net> writes:
> I have a tar.gz file that wedges djtar. I know it's a perfectly valid file,

Watch out for files named NUL, AUX, or PRN.  DOS will try to treat
them as special files rather than plain files.  Use djtar's list
option to see what the name of the file is you're trying to extract.