Description of problem: Wrong tar czvf exit code Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): tar-1.13.25-8 How reproducible: Allways Steps to Reproduce: 1. Put 3 fairly large ascii files (i.e. *.GMF) in directory 2. Run script: #!/bin/bash while [ "1" ]; do tar -czvf Nikos.tar.gz *.GMF echo "exit code = $?" >> Nikos.log sleep 20 done 3. Examine Nikos.log Actual results: stagingsrv01:/home/billlykos/geneva-> cat Nikos.log exit code = 2 exit code = 2 exit code = 2 exit code = 2 exit code = 2 exit code = 2 exit code = 2 exit code = 2 exit code = 2 exit code = 2 exit code = 2 exit code = 2 exit code = 2 exit code = 2 exit code = 2 exit code = 2 exit code = 2 exit code = 2 exit code = 2 exit code = 2 exit code = 2 Expected results: stagingsrv01:/home/billlykos/geneva-> cat Nikos.log exit code = 0 exit code = 0 exit code = 0 exit code = 0 exit code = 0 exit code = 0 exit code = 0 exit code = 0 exit code = 0 exit code = 0 exit code = 0 exit code = 0 exit code = 0 exit code = 0 exit code = 0 exit code = 0 exit code = 0 exit code = 0 exit code = 0 exit code = 0 exit code = 0 Additional info: The produced archive expands normally and diffs with no problems with originals. Why exit code = 2? OS is RH 8.0