Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:01:53 -0500 From: David Schultz <das@FreeBSD.ORG> To: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Removing gtar from base Message-ID: <20050317160153.GA4766@VARK.MIT.EDU> In-Reply-To: <20050316.143311.01015387.imp@bsdimp.com> References: <42335A52.9060208@freebsd.org> <200503151738.56185.peter@wemm.org> <20050316.143311.01015387.imp@bsdimp.com>
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On Wed, Mar 16, 2005, M. Warner Losh wrote: > 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... I notice when I accidentally type 'tar xzf foo.zip' or 'tar xzf foo.tar' or 'tar xf foo.tgz' and it works anyway. :-)
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