Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 14:43:07 +0100 From: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: bug in tar exclude file handling? Message-ID: <20010411144307.A67926@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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Perhaps I have overlooked something, but in writing a recent backup script, I ran across what might be a bug. In the 'exclude' file you may use with tar, if there is ANY whitespace on the lines after the file names, tar will not match them. This caused me untold grief when 2 apparently identical exclude files produced entirely different results. One worked, the other didn't. At the least, maybe a note could be added to the man page. Or would this be considered a bug? Or is it a 'feature' designed to protect backward compatibility or interaction with other progs? Jonathon -- "One World, One Web, One Program." - Microsoft Promotional Ad. "Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuhrer." - Adolf Hitler To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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