Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2002 15:52:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: attila! <attila@hun.org> Cc: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.ORG>, FreeBSD-CURRENT <current@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: broken: tar -l (--one-file-system) flag Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0209291550170.74299-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <20020929224112.QVYQ5944@hun.org>
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On Sun, 29 Sep 2002, attila! wrote: > Yes, you are correct: the use of '.' rather than '*' > stops the recursion into separately mounted files > systems; thanx for the clarification! > > However, the manual syntax for tar is anything but clear > --typical of the last 25+ years of *nix manuals' arcane > definitions. Each argument is a separate start point from which a descent is made. (in the terms given by the 'find' man page). The -l option is applied separatly to each argument.. That's what I would expect.... viszlat! > > The definition for find may be technically correct, but > the statement still leaves the opening to interpret the > statement as the 'starting file'; the fact the starting > file is a mount point is irrelevant. To me, "starting > file" is the file system "level" at the point of start > and anything mounted to that level would not be > included --but, in this case, I am wrong. > > Both manual statements should be cleaned up and stated > in explicit terms. I've argued this point for 25 years > on many other fronts so I don't suppose it's going to > change... > > out! > > tar: > > -l > --one-file-system Stay in local filesystem when creating > an archive (do not cross mount points). > > find: > > -x Prevent find from descending into directories that have > a device number different than that of the file from which > the descent began. > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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