On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 10:05:01PM -0400, David Golden wrote: > Please see if they all honor a "--no-same-permissions" flag. > $ tar --help | grep no-same-permissions
NetBSD $ tar --help | grep no-same-permissions tar: unknown option -- help usage: tar [-]{crtux}[-befhjlmopqvwzHOPSXZ014578] [archive] [blocksize] [-C directory] [-T file] [-s replstr] [file ...] FreeBSD $ tar --help | grep no-same-permissions $ Irix $ tar --help | grep no-same-permissions tar: no function specifier. usage: tar [-][{ruxXtcC}acdefhlm{o|S}pqvwLUBDRV{O|K}fb] [dir] [tapefile] [blocksize] file ... Solaris $ /usr/bin/tar --help | grep no-same-permissions Usage: tar {c|r|t|u|[EMAIL PROTECTED] [blocksize] [tarfile] [size] [exclude-file...] {file | -I include-file | -C directory file}... -- David Cantrell | Official London Perl Mongers Bad Influence Stepped on something soft and wobbly. Struck a match. Found it was a dead Chinaman. -- Sir George Scott