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RE: GNU tar somewhat cleverer than I thought
Igor Peshansky wrote on 07 September 2008 21:32:
> On Sun, 7 Sep 2008, Dave Korn wrote:
>
>> http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/tar.html#SEC112
>> Contrast this with the command,
>>
>> $ tar -c -f jams.tar grape prune -C food red/cherry
>>
>> which records the third file in the archive under the name 'red/cherry'
>> so that, if the archive is extracted using 'tar --extract', the third
>> file will be written in a subdirectory named 'orange-colored'. "
>>
>> :) That's some fairly powerful AI they must have there.
>
> Well, it *is* GNU software...
I tested it and it didn't work though, so I should probably file a bug
report.
> In other words, they are just checking if you're paying attention.
That's one possibility, but I couldn't help wondering if it was maybe some
kind of a clbuttic mistake.
cheers,
DaveK
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