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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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