Archive 5-6(10GB) files in one single Directory

[inderPunj]

Hi,

I have 5-6 files each of minimum 60MB of size. i want to put these all file to single directory. i am trying it with tat -cvf ii.tar <file name> but no output. I am trying to run this command from putty. by doing so it is showing some garbage values on the screen.
Please help me.

Thanks,
Inder

[eggi]

Hey There,

It looks like your file redirection is doing what it's supposed to, but not what you want to. If you "file name" is a file with a list of files in it, I believe

tar cvf ii.tar -I "file name"

would do it

If "file name" is the name of a singular file that your trying to tar

tar cvf ii.tar "file name"

should be all you need to do.

Let me know if I'm off-base in my response. Hopefully, it was helpful

Thanks,
Mike