Re: TAR Error - 'Invalid block size'

> > I use the TAR.php file for extract tar.gz file. The tar file extracted > > fine, but the tar class raises the 'Invalid block size 351'. Why? And > > how can I discard this error. > > Basically, tar writes in block sizes of 512 bytes so you are receiving > an invalid block size smaller than 512 which has a size of 351. Not sure > how you can suppress these messages via TAR.php. However, if you get a > new tar files that has the blocking correct you will not receive that > error. You might be able to use the -B option to tar to suppress the block size error. However, I have not tested that out before and I am not 100% sure of the results that you will see. But possibly an option. example: tar -xvfB file.tar -- BigDog