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Linux tar: /dev/st0: Cannot write: Invalid argument error and solution
Q. When I run tar command it fails with an error that read as follows:
tar: /dev/st0: Cannot write: Invalid argument
How do I fix this error under CentOS / Debian / Fedora / RHEL Linux HP server systems?
UNIX / Linux Decompress tgz / tar.gz Files
I’ve downloaded a file from internet in .tgz format. How do I decompress .tgz file under UNIX or Linux operating system using a shell prompt?
Linux / UNIX command to open .gz files
Q. I have download files from the Internet. Each file has .gz extension. How do I open .gz files under Linux?
A. You need to use gzip / gunzip program. It is a software application used for file compression. It is based on the DEFLATE algorithm, which is a combination of LZ77 and Huffman [...]
Verify tar command tape backup under Linux or UNIX
Q. I am using tar command to backup data to tape. How do I verify that tape backup is in a good condition?
A. GNU/tar has -w or –verify option. This option attempt to verify the archive after writing it to tape, use command as follows to backup and verify the backup.
Verify TAR backup with [...]
List the contents of a tar or tar.gz file
Q. How do I list the contents of a tar or tar.gz file?
A. GNU/tar is an archiving program designed to store and extract files from an archive file known as a tarfile. You can create a tar file or compressed tar file tar. However sometime you need to list the contents of [...]

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