Jeremy Henty wrote: > On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 02:09:10AM -0400, Robert Connolly wrote: > >> Coincidentally, I'm also calling for similar treatment for people >> who distribute tar and zip archives which unpack into the current >> directory. > > Is this really still a problem? I can't remember ever seeing a > tarball do this. It used to be common for *.zip files but these days > even they seem to be falling into line (at when distributing > software). > > I still check the TOC just to be sure. Call me paranoid. > > Jeremy Henty Actually, it is still extremely common in any archive format. I have developed the habit of using a specific folder for unpacking, [ /home/jaqui/temp/ to be precise ] then moving the unpacked archive to where I need it because of this.
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