Re: [Bug-tar] Regarding untaring tar files containing symlinks

[Amit Kapila]

On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 6:42 PM, Joerg Schilling <address@hidden> wrote:
> Amit Kapila <address@hidden> wrote:
> > One more question, after using copysymlinks, will it retain the
> > symlinks in Extracted data(folder)?
>
> It will create copies as Win-DOS does not support symlnks.

For my usecase, I need it to maintain symlinks even after it gets

untarred.  I have noticed that WinRar is able to maintain symlinks

after extraction.

Thanks for all your help.

With Regards,
Amit Kapila.