Comments on: How to TAR a file or folder, GZIP, and UNTAR (create TAR files archive)

By: tom

tom — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:08:10 +0000

Hi thankx,

I did, however, find out that after connecting to the first server using putty i was supposed to connect to the other using ftp rather than ssh. When connected using ftp the get command worked.

ref: http://www.gontztechnologyservices.com/tips-and-instructions/linux-a-unix/using-ssh-to-ftp–sftp-from-one-remote-server-to-another.html

Thanks anyhow

By: Admin (HowToHacks.com)

Admin (HowToHacks.com) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:24:52 +0000

Try using wget instead of get.

This is probably because the GET command is not available because libwww is not installed on the server. You can search Google for “GET: command not found” but depending on the linux version you’re using, you might be able to run this command to install it, don’t forget the dashes.
apt-get install libwww-perl

or maybe this page will do the trick. http://webhostingneeds.com/GET:_command_not_found Good luck!

By: tom

tom — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:51:52 +0000

Very helpful, thanks!
Made things so much easier. Just for one problem. I connected to one linux server via putty then to another via ssh. Trying to transfer files from one to the other. After compressing i am trying to transfer using the command
get filename.tar.gz
but am getting the response ‘-bash: get: command not found’
What could be the reason? Is this correct way to download from one server to another?

By: Rodney

Rodney — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:33:23 +0000

Worked perfectly! Thanks for the reply!

By: Admin (HowToHacks.com)

Admin (HowToHacks.com) — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 13:23:48 +0000

You’re correct. If you have an existing folder, and you untar an archive with different files, it will add the new files to the existing folder and leave existing files there. If there’s a file with the same name it will prompt if you want to overwrite the existing file.

Also doing this in reverse… you can add files to an existing tar file. Just use the option “–append” (or “-r“) and it will add new files to an existing tar archive (instead of overwriting the existing tar)

By: Rodney

Rodney — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:07:30 +0000

This is great. Thanks. If I tar only a particular folder and then extract it to restore, it will not delete any files – only write over and add files within that directory – correct?

By: ozl

ozl — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:15:58 +0000

Got error Message when i tried to use tar -czvf
tar: z unknown function modifier

Im using Solaris 10 btw and had to use tar -cvf

Good day!

By: Brian Jambor

Brian Jambor — Mon, 02 May 2011 06:40:05 +0000

Very Helpful. Saved my Bacon. Thanks.

By: Darren Pinder

Darren Pinder — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:31:17 +0000

Great summary, thanks! Very useful.