Subject: Re: how to create .tgz package
To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@chylonia.3miasto.net>
From: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 12/27/2001 08:52:45
On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, Wojciech Puchar wrote:

> from binary files which i have listed in file

man tar



Have a look at the --files-from (T) option.

 tar cvzTf list-here  new-tar-ball-here.tar.gz

Or try:

 tar cvzf new-tar-ball-here.tar.gz `cat list-here` # if no spaces in filenames


   Jeremy C. Reed
   http://bsd.reedmedia.net/