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fixit

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Registered: 2015-01-19

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Create tar file SOLVED

I would like to create a tar file and be prompted to enter a filename.

This is what I have so far.

tar -cf %F

Last edited by fixit (2024-09-22 13:20:48)

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ToZ

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Re: Create tar file SOLVED

The thunar-archive-plugin was made for this specific purpose. Does it not work properly for you?

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fixit

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Re: Create tar file SOLVED

I got the tar ball. got as far as here.

~/Downloads/thunar-archive-plugin-0.5.2$ make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.

The more I look into this, the more complicated it is.

Why does the plugin have to be built?

Last edited by fixit (2024-09-21 21:42:24)

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ToZ

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Re: Create tar file SOLVED

Which distro are you using? It should be in it's repository. Search for "thunar-archive-plugin".

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fixit

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Re: Create tar file SOLVED

Solved

Thanks, it worked  great.

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