Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 09:26:03 +0200 From: Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> To: Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com> Cc: jhell <jhell@DataIX.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: tar --unlink ? Message-ID: <20091009072602.GA1896@current.Sisis.de> In-Reply-To: <20091009065245.GV29215@dan.emsphone.com> References: <20091009055817.GA2420@current.Sisis.de> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0910090206530.10588@qvzrafvba.5c.ybpny> <20091009061326.GA2493@current.Sisis.de> <20091009065245.GV29215@dan.emsphone.com>
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El día Friday, October 09, 2009 a las 01:52:45AM -0500, Dan Nelson escribió: > > I know the unlink(2) sys call, but what does this --unlink flag in tar(1) > > on restore (-x)? > > It's the same as the -U option, provided for gnutar compatibility. Dan, Thanks for your helping answer. Maybe someone with commit right should make a note in the manpage of tar(1). Thanks matthias -- Matthias Apitz t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 e <guru@unixarea.de> - w http://www.unixarea.de/ Vote NO to EU The Lisbon Treaty: http://www.no-means-no.eu
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