Re: [Bug-tar] problem with gnu tar

[Sergey Poznyakoff]

Hi,

>  I am trying to use the -N, or --after-date option, and I
> found that it was backing up files based on ctime rather
> than mtime.

This is intended. If you wish to back up files basing on the
value of their mtime, you should use --newer-mtime option.

Regards,
Sergey