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Re: [Bug-tar] RE: PATCH: Lzo compression support
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: [Bug-tar] RE: PATCH: Lzo compression support |
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Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:00:47 -0700 |
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address@hidden writes:
> is it planned to add this lzo patch to tar ?
You can use the --use-compress-program option, no?
There are zillions of compression algorithms, and tar has to be pretty
conservative about supporting them. In the mean time you don't have
to wait: just use whatever program you like, with
--use-compress-program.