if you haven't already, you could use the "-j" option with tar to compress with the bzip2 program. for example, "tar jcf tarfilename <files>". this should do the trick. ;-) hth. On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 09:55:50 -0600, Darryl W. DeLao Jr. <ddelao@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > What is the best program for Linux use as far as compressing files goes? > > I have shares that I tar up every night, but Im not impressed with the final > size of the tar file. Winrar on my Windows machine can do much better > compression, but I would like to keep this on the server side so I can > schedule jobs to do it all. > > Thanks, > Darryl > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- "Every morning, I get up and look through the 'Forbes' list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work" -- Robert Orben -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
