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Date:      Wed, 16 Mar 2005 14:33:11 -0700 (MST)
From:      "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        peter@wemm.org
Cc:        freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Removing gtar from base
Message-ID:  <20050316.143311.01015387.imp@bsdimp.com>
In-Reply-To: <200503151738.56185.peter@wemm.org>
References:  <42335A52.9060208@freebsd.org> <200503151738.56185.peter@wemm.org>

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In message: <200503151738.56185.peter@wemm.org>
            Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org> writes:
: By the way, I keep finding myself suprised that I don't notice that I'm 
: using bsdtar instead of gtar.  It works so well as a transparent 
: replacement for gtar (that my fingers know the args/switches/etc) that 
: I keep forgetting that I'm using it.  I only notice when I read a help 
: message or the man page.

So far we've only noticed because someone added obscure gnu-tar
options to one of the scripts we use to build flashes...

Warner



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