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Asked: May 27, 20262026-05-27T22:06:56+00:00 2026-05-27T22:06:56+00:00

I have a bash code below under FreeBSD: tar -c file1 > file1.tar It

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I have a bash code below under FreeBSD:

tar -c file1 > file1.tar

It gives below error when I run it. Do you know how can I fix it?

tar: Failed to open '/dev/sa0'
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    2026-05-27T22:06:57+00:00Added an answer on May 27, 2026 at 10:06 pm

    I suggest passing -f - to tar (in addition of the other arguments) to indicate that the tar file you want to create is the stdout stream.

    tar -f - -c file1 > file1.tar
    
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