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Date:      Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:18:32 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <Lowell@Be-Well.Ilk.Org>
To:        Esimorp E <eesimorp@yahoo.com>
Cc:        Damien Fleuriot <ml@my.gd>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Overwrite bsd tar
Message-ID:  <44sjnnnejb.fsf@lowell-desk.lan>
In-Reply-To: <1316799216.98239.YahooMailClassic@web111820.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> (Esimorp E.'s message of "Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:33:36 -0700 (PDT)")
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Esimorp E <eesimorp@yahoo.com> writes:

> [prom@pcbsd-2112] /home/prom# ls -la /usr/bin/tar
> lrwxr-xr-x=A0 1 root=A0 wheel=A0 6 Jul 18=A0 2010 /usr/bin/tar -> bsdtar
> [prom@pcbsd-2112] /home/prom# ls -la /usr/local/bin/gtar
> ls: /usr/local/bin/gtar: No such file or directory
> [prom@pcbsd-2112] /home/prom#=20
>
> Please, what would the best way to resolve this problem?

If you want gnu tar, which based on the earlier messages in this thread
I think you do, you should install it.

E.g.:
cd /usr/ports/archivers/gtar=20
(su if necessary)
make install



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