Re: Making a tarball

> On Mar 16, 2020, at 11:46 AM, Tony Mechelynck <antoine.mechelynck@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 3:35 PM Eric Weir <eeweir@bellsouth.net> wrote:
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>> Been away from Vim for a while. Skills rusty. I've got iVim running on my iPad. I'd like to put my files in the cloud—Dropbox or iCloud—so they can be accessed from MacVim on my MacBook.
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>> Tarball has been suggested as the best way to move files from my iVim documents folder. Haven't a clue how to go about it. I've always found Vim help difficult to navigate, and often to understand. References to it appreciated. Even more references to other sources.
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> For particular packages: type from within Vim
> :help pi_vimball.txt
>
> To make (or unpack) a tarball in general: at the shell prompt
> man tar

Thanks, Tony.

iOS does not natively provide a terminal or shell—I had to do a web search for the differences, if any, between them; still not sure I understand; pretty sure it's not important; for me, that is. Additional web searching informs me that there are iOS apps that make it possible. This one provides a decently robust Unix emulation. <https://osxdaily.com/2018/12/11/ish-linux-shell-ios/>

As I've been away from Vim for a good while, and even longer from Unix, there is another app, iZip, that might be an easier solution for me. <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/izip-zip-unzip-unrar-tool/id413971331>

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eeweir@bellsouth.net

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