Re[2]: informix cdrom

Posted in 1998

Craig.Lanford@alltel.com — 23 Jan 1998 09:38:12 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Thuc asks: >>tar -xvf 4GLRT.TAR;1 >>but the error message said cant open >>4GLRT.TAR > >>In /cdrom, it shows only 4GLRT.TAR;1 Or you can use tar -xvf "4GLRT.TAR;1" Seems to work for me. >Is that the entire error message? I would expect it to >also say something like: ksh: 1: not found >in which case your problem is the way the shell is >interpreting the semicolon as and "end of command" >rather than a VMS-style version number. Try escaping >the semicolon with a backslash to correctly interpret >the line. ___________________________________________________________ Clem Akins (aka clem@informix.com) Informix Software, Inc (Standard disclaimers apply) International Technical Support Last seen: Poring over 7.3 class notes in Menlo Park.