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Attempting to generate a simple archive file and receiving an error message.
Command:    tar -cvf /ldrtest/test5.tar /ldrtest/b.txt
Error Message:  001-2343 Header field for archive format ustar is too small for storing information for file /ldrtest/b.txt.
I get the same message with the pax command.
The jar command works but my client wants a .tar file.

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Larry Rippe
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Larry what is your main objective what are you trying to do  and what version of AIX. do you plan to move this file to another server?

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minesh patel
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Original Message:
Sent: Wed December 07, 2022 11:34 AM
From: Larry Rippe
Subject: QShell tar command error: 001-2343 Header field for archive format ustar is too small...

Attempting to generate a simple archive file and receiving an error message.
Command:    tar -cvf /ldrtest/test5.tar /ldrtest/b.txt
Error Message:  001-2343 Header field for archive format ustar is too small for storing information for file /ldrtest/b.txt.
I get the same message with the pax command.
The jar command works but my client wants a .tar file.

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Larry Rippe
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Ultimately, I have a client that is requesting that several .csv files be archived and compressed into a tar.gz file and sent to them.
I do not know what version of AIX that they use.  

For the time being, I was just testing with a small .txt to see if I could get the tar command to work in the QShell environment.

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Larry Rippe
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Original Message:
Sent: Fri December 09, 2022 10:29 AM
From: minesh patel
Subject: QShell tar command error: 001-2343 Header field for archive format ustar is too small...

Larry what is your main objective what are you trying to do  and what version of AIX. do you plan to move this file to another server?

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minesh patel

Original Message:
Sent: Wed December 07, 2022 11:34 AM
From: Larry Rippe
Subject: QShell tar command error: 001-2343 Header field for archive format ustar is too small...

Attempting to generate a simple archive file and receiving an error message.
Command:    tar -cvf /ldrtest/test5.tar /ldrtest/b.txt
Error Message:  001-2343 Header field for archive format ustar is too small for storing information for file /ldrtest/b.txt.
I get the same message with the pax command.
The jar command works but my client wants a .tar file.

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Larry Rippe
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does b.txt file has any data or empty file.

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minesh patel
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Original Message:
Sent: Wed December 07, 2022 11:34 AM
From: Larry Rippe
Subject: QShell tar command error: 001-2343 Header field for archive format ustar is too small...

Attempting to generate a simple archive file and receiving an error message.
Command:    tar -cvf /ldrtest/test5.tar /ldrtest/b.txt
Error Message:  001-2343 Header field for archive format ustar is too small for storing information for file /ldrtest/b.txt.
I get the same message with the pax command.
The jar command works but my client wants a .tar file.

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Larry Rippe
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Yes, the b.txt contains several random alpha characters.
Note...I was able to get the jar command to work with the same test files and generate a .zip but the client is preferring a .tar.gz

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Larry Rippe
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Original Message:
Sent: Fri December 09, 2022 10:32 AM
From: minesh patel
Subject: QShell tar command error: 001-2343 Header field for archive format ustar is too small...

does b.txt file has any data or empty file.

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minesh patel

Original Message:
Sent: Wed December 07, 2022 11:34 AM
From: Larry Rippe
Subject: QShell tar command error: 001-2343 Header field for archive format ustar is too small...

Attempting to generate a simple archive file and receiving an error message.
Command:    tar -cvf /ldrtest/test5.tar /ldrtest/b.txt
Error Message:  001-2343 Header field for archive format ustar is too small for storing information for file /ldrtest/b.txt.
I get the same message with the pax command.
The jar command works but my client wants a .tar file.

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Larry Rippe
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Larry Rippe
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Original Message:
Sent: Fri December 09, 2022 10:53 AM
From: Larry Rippe
Subject: QShell tar command error: 001-2343 Header field for archive format ustar is too small...

Yes, the b.txt contains several random alpha characters.
Note...I was able to get the jar command to work with the same test files and generate a .zip but the client is preferring a .tar.gz

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Larry Rippe

Original Message:
Sent: Fri December 09, 2022 10:32 AM
From: minesh patel
Subject: QShell tar command error: 001-2343 Header field for archive format ustar is too small...

does b.txt file has any data or empty file.

------------------------------
minesh patel

Original Message:
Sent: Wed December 07, 2022 11:34 AM
From: Larry Rippe
Subject: QShell tar command error: 001-2343 Header field for archive format ustar is too small...

Attempting to generate a simple archive file and receiving an error message.
Command:    tar -cvf /ldrtest/test5.tar /ldrtest/b.txt
Error Message:  001-2343 Header field for archive format ustar is too small for storing information for file /ldrtest/b.txt.
I get the same message with the pax command.
The jar command works but my client wants a .tar file.

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Larry Rippe
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