Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 23:54:06 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net> To: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com> Cc: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GNU is not tar Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970512235132.263L-100000@Journey2.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.94.970512202649.6144A-100000@misery.sdf.com>
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On Mon, 12 May 1997, Tom Samplonius wrote: > > On Mon, 12 May 1997, Pedro F. Giffuni wrote: > > > Tom Samplonius wrote: > > > > > > BSD tar was discarded with 4.4, and "replaced" with pax. BSDI 2.1 > > > hardlinks tar to pax. > > > > > Thanks for the hint. > > The GNU tar bug must be something very stupid, one notation is accepted > > and the other isn't (something like this): > > > > tar -cbf filename.tar 10 * Doesn't work ! > > Well, this is wrong for a start. The params are in the wrong order, and > you shouldn't use a "-" with single letter options: That's not true, the "-" is optional. Man page: The first argument word of the tar command line is usually a command word of bundled function and modifier letters, optionally preceded by a dash; I think you're right about the argument ordering, tho. > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 9120 Edmonston Ct #302 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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