diff --git a/twrpTar.cpp b/twrpTar.cpp
index 4a71159..7e4d29a 100644
--- a/twrpTar.cpp
+++ b/twrpTar.cpp
@@ -114,9 +114,7 @@
 
 int twrpTar::createTarFork(pid_t *tar_fork_pid) {
 	int status = 0;
-	pid_t rc_pid;
-	int progress_pipe[2], ret;
-	char cmd[512];
+	int progress_pipe[2];
 
 	file_count = 0;
 	if (backup_exclusions == NULL) {
@@ -484,8 +482,8 @@
 
 int twrpTar::extractTarFork() {
 	int status = 0;
-	pid_t rc_pid, tar_fork_pid;
-	int progress_pipe[2], ret;
+	pid_t tar_fork_pid;
+	int progress_pipe[2];
 
 	if (pipe(progress_pipe) < 0) {
 		LOGINFO("Error creating progress tracking pipe\n");
@@ -661,7 +659,6 @@
 	struct stat st;
 	string FileName;
 	struct TarListStruct TarItem;
-	string::size_type i;
 	int ret, file_count;
 	file_count = 0;
 
@@ -770,7 +767,6 @@
 	int list_size = TarList->size(), i = 0, archive_count = 0;
 	string temp;
 	char actual_filename[PATH_MAX];
-	char *ptr;
 	unsigned long long fs;
 
 	if (split_archives) {