Can an existing tar file be updated from another directory using update (-u)
and change directory (-C) option.
For directory structure
mydir/
mydir/test
mydir/test/subtest/1.txt
commands
$ cd mydir
$ tar -uf test.tar -C test subtest
--> this works
-->next run of this
$ tar -uf test.tar -C test subtest
----> this fails
/bin/tar: subtest/1.txt: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
/bin/tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
also asked on stackoverflow without answerw
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7533608/tar-update-and-change-directory-option-does-not-seem-to-work