From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 9 10:10:10 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F52F106564A for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2012 10:10:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 397C98FC1B for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2012 10:10:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q29AAAIS094418 for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2012 10:10:10 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q29AAAmB094417; Fri, 9 Mar 2012 10:10:10 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 10:10:10 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201203091010.q29AAAmB094417@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Stas Verberkt Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29ACE106566C for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2012 10:08:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from red.freebsd.org (red.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::22]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 144F78FC12 for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2012 10:08:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from red.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q29A8FGf076924 for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2012 10:08:15 GMT (envelope-from nobody@red.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id q29A8Fak076923; Fri, 9 Mar 2012 10:08:15 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <201203091008.q29A8Fak076923@red.freebsd.org> Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 10:08:15 GMT From: Stas Verberkt To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: bin/165873: tar(1) manpage advertises --uid and --gid which seem to be not implemented X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:10:10 -0000 >Number: 165873 >Category: bin >Synopsis: tar(1) manpage advertises --uid and --gid which seem to be not implemented >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Mar 09 10:10:09 UTC 2012 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Stas Verberkt >Release: 9.0-RELEASE >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD homey.local 9.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE #0: Tue Jan 3 07:15:25 UTC 2012 root@obrian.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: Mr. Devin Teske reported on the freebsd-questions list that the switches --uid and --gid would result in an option not implemented failure, although these options are advertised in the manpage [1]. While looking through the source the option indeed seemed not to be there [2]. It was added to the manpage as part of a cleanup process [3]. [1] lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2012-March/239182.html [2] http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/releng/9.0/usr.bin/tar/cmdline.c?view=markup [3] http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=207786 >How-To-Repeat: execute tar to create an archive with as options "--uid 1337" or "--gid 1337". >Fix: Implement the feature or clean the manpage. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: