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Cc: Damien Fleuriot <ml@my.gd>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Overwrite bsd tar
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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