*(sorry, bad Ctrl-C Ctrl-V)* yes, but I have two constraints, the second being directly related to the first : limited storage space and access to data backed up through archivemount that does not support the android backup format. Le ven. 17 mai 2019 à 11:49, Pascal <patatetom@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit : > Indeed, but it has to face two constraints, the second being directly > related to the first : limited storage space and access to the data backed > up through archivemount which does not support the android backup format. > > Le ven. 17 mai 2019 à 10:32, Ralph Corderoy <ralph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a > écrit : > >> Hi Pascal, >> >> > I still have a slight problem because the tar command ends with an >> error : >> > *(the same error is also present with adb, printf and tail).* >> .. >> > $ python3 adbackup.py > /tmp/mybackup.tgz >> > $ tar tvzf /tmp/mybackup.tgz >> > ... all my files are here :-) >> > gzip: stdin: unexpected end of file >> > tar: Child returned status 1 >> > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now >> >> Why not keep the non-tar file long term and convert it to gzip'd tar >> format when required. That way you'll be able to improve your >> conversion over time, and not break if adb changes its format. That >> breakage could go unnoticed until it's too late to re-backup the data. >> >> (printf ... && cat foo.ab) | tar ... >> >> -- >> Cheers, Ralph. >> >