Package: tar Version: 1.14-2 Severity: important
When over writing a tar archive with a file pattern that matches that archive and using --remove-files, tar will remove the newly created archive. Example: touch file1.txt touch file2.txt touch file3.txt # oops.. put the star in the wrong place tar --remove-files -zcf txt.tgz txt* # fixed, but the tar file was created tar --remove-files -zcf txt.tgz *txt* # we now have an empty directory ls -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-2-686 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages tar depends on: ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an tar recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
