From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 31 20:30:03 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F70616A41C for ; Tue, 31 May 2005 20:30:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5417043D49 for ; Tue, 31 May 2005 20:30:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j4VKU2ef077774 for ; Tue, 31 May 2005 20:30:02 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j4VKU2AS077772; Tue, 31 May 2005 20:30:02 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 20:30:02 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200505312030.j4VKU2AS077772@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Rene Ladan Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07DB016A41C for ; Tue, 31 May 2005 20:22:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from r.c.ladan@student.tue.nl) Received: from 82-168-79-254-bbxl.xdsl.tiscali.nl (82-168-75-155-bbxl.xdsl.tiscali.nl [82.168.75.155]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C66043D1F for ; Tue, 31 May 2005 20:22:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from r.c.ladan@student.tue.nl) Received: from 82-168-79-254-bbxl.xdsl.tiscali.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by 82-168-79-254-bbxl.xdsl.tiscali.nl (8.13.3/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j4VKMG3k027097 for ; Tue, 31 May 2005 22:22:16 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from r.c.ladan@student.tue.nl) Received: (from rene@localhost) by 82-168-79-254-bbxl.xdsl.tiscali.nl (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j4VKMFuG027096; Tue, 31 May 2005 22:22:16 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from r.c.ladan@student.tue.nl) Message-Id: <200505312022.j4VKMFuG027096@82-168-79-254-bbxl.xdsl.tiscali.nl> Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 22:22:16 +0200 (CEST) From: Rene Ladan To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Cc: Subject: docs/81738: Update tar usage in chapter 16.11.2 of the Handbook X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Rene Ladan List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 20:30:03 -0000 >Number: 81738 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Update tar usage in chapter 16.11.2 of the Handbook >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue May 31 20:30:01 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Rene Ladan >Release: FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD 82-168-79-254-bbxl.xdsl.tiscali.nl 5.4-STABLE FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE #5: Wed May 25 05:41:14 CEST 2005 root@82-168-79-254-bbxl.xdsl.tiscali.nl:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/RENE i386 >Description: Although mentioned in the 5.3R release notes, the text in chapter 16.11.2 of the Handbook still refers to GNU tar as the (only) tar to use: " ... The GNU version of tar, which FreeBSD utilizes, supports remote devices using the same syntax as rdump ... " This doesn't seem to apply to bsdtar: $ bsdtar cf localhost:/usr/home/rene/test.tar localfile tar: Failed to open 'localhost:/usr/home/rene/test.tar': No such file or directory >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- /usr/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.sgml Sat May 21 20:08:22 2005 +++ chapter.sgml Tue May 31 22:04:29 2005 @@ -2373,8 +2373,12 @@ tar Most versions of tar do not support backups across the network. The GNU version of - tar, which FreeBSD utilizes, supports remote - devices using the same syntax as rdump. To + tar, which FreeBSD utilizes on 4.X, supports + remote devices using the same syntax as rdump. + On 5.3 and later, tar is a symbolic link to + bsdtar, a native version of + tar. To use the GNU version on these + systems, use gtar instead. To tar to an Exabyte tape drive connected to a Sun called komodo, use: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: