Error with gzip while used along with tar

Question

I am new to ubuntu. I have an error when using tar function along with gzip. I usee the following code :

find -type d -name 'doc*' | tar -czvf /path/where/gz/file/is/stored/file.tar.gz -T-

But the process begins, starts zipping and it is interupted in between showing this:

gzip: short write 
tar: write error: Broken pipe

and creates a empty tar.gz. How can I rectify this?

Answer 1

tar -zcf /path/to/be/stored/file.tar.gz * 

This worked. But you have to be in the particular folder of the files to be gzipped

Answer 2

You're assuming that tar accepts a list of files to save from STDIN. It does not. See man tar and info tar.

A better way is, if your list of directories isn't too long, through command substitution:

tar -czvf /path/where/gz/file/is/stored/file.tar.gz \
    $( find . -type d -name 'doc*' -print)