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Hi,

        In tcsh, I have an alias which is like this :
alias targz tar cvf - !$ | gzip !$.tar.gz

        I cannot implement a similar alias in bash to tar and
gzip a directory in one command. Even a simple alias like
alias tar='tar cvf- $1.tar $1'

doesn't seem to work.

Can anyone help ?
thanks,
--ravi

--(Once apon a time, in comp.unix.shell,)--
                --(Ravi Parimi said it like only they can.)--

Quote:> Hi,

>    In tcsh, I have an alias which is like this :
> alias targz tar cvf - !$ | gzip !$.tar.gz

>    I cannot implement a similar alias in bash to tar and
> gzip a directory in one command. Even a simple alias like
> alias tar='tar cvf- $1.tar $1'

> doesn't seem to work.

> Can anyone help ?
> thanks,
> --ravi

does tcsh allow for functions in your rc file?
secondly why arn't you useing the z flag on tar?  It will gzip it
automaticaly.

targz() {
tar cfvz $1 $1.tar.gz

Quote:}

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Hi,

if you don't have a tar version that supports -z flag, you can do:
tar -cf - $tobetarred | gzip -9 - > $targzfile

Hope it helps
Cyrille

Quote:> Hi,

> In tcsh, I have an alias which is like this :
> alias targz tar cvf - !$ | gzip !$.tar.gz

> I cannot implement a similar alias in bash to tar and
> gzip a directory in one command. Even a simple alias like
> alias tar='tar cvf- $1.tar $1'

> doesn't seem to work.

> Can anyone help ?
> thanks,
> --ravi

I think tar cvfz works only with gnu tar. I get the following error when i
try to run on SunOS 5.8
$) tar cvfz mail.tar.gz mail/
tar: z: unknown option

thanks,
--ravi

--(Once apon a time, in comp.unix.shell,)--
                --(Ravi Parimi said it like only they can.)--

targz() {
tar cfv $1 $1.tar
gzip $_

Quote:}

Woops that is very bashish let me translate that.

targz() {
tar cfv $1 $1.tar
gzip $1.tar

Quote:}

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It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word.
        - Andrew Jackson
UIN=66618055

Quote:>    I cannot implement a similar alias in bash to tar and
>gzip a directory in one command. Even a simple alias like
>alias tar='tar cvf- $1.tar $1'

an alias is the wrong way to do it, use a function instead:

targz () {

Quote:}

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