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regarding bsdtar tiny mistake
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: bsdtar
its help message
First option must be a mode specifier:
-c Create -r Add/Replace -t List -u Update -x Extract
Common Options:
-b # Use # 512-byte records per I/O block
-f <filename> Location of archive (default /dev/st0)
-v Verbose
-w Interactive
Create: bsdtar -c [options] [<file> | <dir> | @<archive> | -C <dir> ]
<file>, <dir> add these items to archive
-z, -j, -J, --lzma Compress archive with gzip/bzip2/xz/lzma
--format {ustar|pax|cpio|shar} Select archive format
--exclude <pattern> Skip files that match pattern
-C <dir> Change to <dir> before processing remaining files
@<archive> Add entries from <archive> to output
List: bsdtar -t [options] [<patterns>]
<patterns> If specified, list only entries that match
Extract: bsdtar -x [options] [<patterns>]
<patterns> If specified, extract only entries that match
-k Keep (don't overwrite) existing files
-m Don't restore modification times
-O Write entries to stdout, don't restore to disk
-p Restore permissions (including ACLs, owner, file flags)
isn't supposed
-C <dir> Change to <dir> before processing remaining files
line in/under Extract: bsdtar -x .........
as tested works on: bsdtar -xf ..............
not work on bsdtar -cf ...............
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
Given the lack of further feedback and the inability to reproduce the problem,
closing this report as unreproducible.
If anyone is still able to reproduce the issue with a current version, please
feel free to reopen the bug with detailed reproduction steps, the exact command
used, the expected and actual output.
Gabriel
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