Hello, On Fri, 16 Jun 2017 14:30:18 +1000 matthew green <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Or just tar xpzf ... - ours at least unlinks files before writing them,
> > install(1) instead of cp(1) for single files.
>
> FWIW, it's temp file + rename, not unlink.
Hmm, the man page says:
--unlink Ignored, only accepted for compatibility with other tar
implementations. tar always unlinks files before creating
them.
... which would make no sense if it was about creating new files.
have fun
Michael
