I found this discrepancy surprising:
$ find /bin -print | cpio -o -Hustar >foo
$ file foo
foo: POSIX tar archive
$ find /bin -print | cpio -Hustar -o >foo
$ file foo
foo: ASCII cpio archive (SVR4 with CRC)
The argument order should not matter here.
Fix: When processing the -o switch, only set the archive format if
not already set.
ok?
Index: bin/pax/options.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/bin/pax/options.c,v
retrieving revision 1.102
diff -u -p -r1.102 options.c
--- bin/pax/options.c 13 Sep 2018 12:33:43 -0000 1.102
+++ bin/pax/options.c 14 Nov 2019 20:59:04 -0000
@@ -1226,7 +1226,8 @@ cpio_options(int argc, char **argv)
* create an archive
*/
act = ARCHIVE;
- frmt = &(fsub[F_CPIO]);
+ if (frmt == NULL)
+ frmt = &(fsub[F_CPIO]);
break;
case 'p':
/*
--
Christian "naddy" Weisgerber na...@mips.inka.de
