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Re: [Bug-tar] Bug / question in tar


From: Pavel Raiskup
Subject: Re: [Bug-tar] Bug / question in tar
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 09:21:44 +0100
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> We could detect that archive contents are coming from terminal input and
> fail immediately (IIRC tar waits indefinitely ATM until it's input is cut
> by ctrl+d or it is killed).

I meant something like the patch attached, could you please consider?

I tried to write testcase for this and I failed to find proper 'script'
alternative tool among coreutils, is there some?  I could rewrite it then.

Pavel

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