Re: [Help-tar] tar list of dirs from STDIN - *just the dirs* (to save perms)

[Sergey Poznyakoff]

Hi,

>     $ echo ~/.config/ | tar -cvf /dev/null -T - --no-recursion 2>&1 |head -4

The '--no-recursion' option modifies the behavior of options and
arguments that follow it. The way you use it it has no effect. The
correct way:

      $ echo ~/.config/ | tar -cvf /dev/null --no-recursion -T - 2>&1 |head -4

For details, please see the GNU tar manual, subsection 3.4.4
"Position-Sensitive Options".

Regards,
Sergey