Re: [Bug-tar] creating identical .tar.gz files for use with version control

[Sergey Poznyakoff]

Chris Pickett <address@hidden> ha escrit:

> However, if I repeat the process without changing the underlying
> files, a.tar.gz is different, and thus it needs to get checked in
> again.

The tar archive keeps, apart from the files themselves, some metadata,
e.g. their mtime, so the two archive may differ even though they contain
exactly the same files.

> Is there an option set I can use to prevent this?  I am using tar-1.19.

No, there is not.

Regards,
Sergey