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lzip: Can't create output file (Users)

posted by rr  , Berlin, Germany, 04.01.2024, 20:07

> Still not sure what I do wrong. Sorry for so many pictures, but I hope it
> clears what I am talking about.

I can confirm this behavior on my system for my lzip 1.9 and lzip 1.20 ports.

-o or --output=file only works when reading from stdin, as the help screen says.

When reading from a file, lzip always takes the input file name and appends .lz.

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Complete thread:

• lzip: Can't create output file - fritz.mueller, 03.01.2024, 20:16 (Users)
  • lzip: Can't create output file - rr, 03.01.2024, 22:54
  • lzip: Can't create output file - fritz.mueller, 04.01.2024, 13:53
    • lzip: Can't create output file - tom, 04.01.2024, 16:10
    • lzip: Can't create output file - rr, 04.01.2024, 20:07
      • lzip: Can't create output file - rr, 04.01.2024, 20:14
      • lzip: Can't create output file - rr, 04.01.2024, 23:10
        • lzip: Can't create output file - fritz.mueller, 04.01.2024, 23:23
          • lzip: Can't create output file - fritz.mueller, 04.01.2024, 23:29
            • lzip: Can't create output file - rr, 07.01.2024, 17:17
              • lzip: Can't create output file - fritz.mueller, 07.01.2024, 18:09
          • lzip: Can't create output file - rr, 07.01.2024, 17:12