OT - tar: Removing '/' from member names

kumar has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi all,

I have a script written in perl and executed in the command prompt. While executing the script it works properly, but shows some error message.

Script:

system ` tar -cz /usr/fweb/xyz/abc > /usr/fweb/xyz/aa.tar.gz `;
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This is fine - tar file is created, but getting this display as

"tar: Removing '/' from member names".
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How can i eliminate this display?
Can anyone pls help me to tackle this problem.

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Re: tar: Removing '/' from member names by Paladin (Vicar) on Feb 18, 2003 at 18:09 UTC
The message `tar: Removing '/' from member names` is being output by tar to stderr. You can redirect stderr on the command like with something like this: `tar -cz /usr/fweb/xyz/abc > /usr/fweb/xyz/aa.tar.gz 2> /dev/null` [download] The `2>` redirects stderr the same way `>` redirects stderr. So the above command is telling the shell to send stderr to /dev/null which on most systems, just throws it away. Put that command in your `` in your script, and see if it works.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Re: tar: Removing '/' from member names by kumar (Initiate) on Feb 19, 2003 at 18:17 UTC
Thanks lot for your help. It's working properly. Regards, kumar	[reply]
Re: tar: Removing '/' from member names by jmcnamara (Monsignor) on Feb 18, 2003 at 18:07 UTC
This message comes from tar and not from perl. If you wish to keep the root "/" then have a look at the `-P` switch in the tar manpage: `tar -Pcz /usr/fweb/xyz/abc > /usr/fweb/xyz/aa.tar.gz or tar -Pczf /usr/fweb/xyz/aa.tar.gz /usr/fweb/xyz/abc` [download] -- John.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: tar: Removing '/' from member names by feanor_269 (Beadle) on Feb 18, 2003 at 18:14 UTC
You seem to be using linux or unix paths on a windows system... could that be the issue? or am I not seeing the real problem here? feanor_269	[reply]
Re: tar: Removing '/' from member names by Abigail-II (Bishop) on Feb 19, 2003 at 01:20 UTC
You are not seeing the real issue here. It's a real tar warning, which has all to do with the content, and the euid of the person untarring it. The question itself has nothing to do with Perl though. Abigail	[reply]