Re: Tar error

[Eli Zaretskii]

On Thu, 14 Dec 2000, arjan x wrote:

> I have a question about the tar command.
> When I execute the following command in a DOS-box of a Windows NT pc:
> tar chf - <directory> | rsh <Unix host> "cd <directory> && tar xhf -"
> I get the following error:
> Tar: /dev/tty Unavailable
> 
> What does this error mean, and what can I do about it?

Probably that there's a bug in the port of Tar you are using.

Where did you get this port from?  I suggest to try the Cygwin port 
(http://www.cygnus.com/misc/gnu-win32/).