Re: [Bug-tar] Bug in update tar file

[Joerg Schilling]

Martin Lohmeier <address@hidden> wrote:

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> Hi everyone,
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> I found a problem in tar 1.14 (Debian Sarge) which I could reproduce
> with 1.15.1 (Debian SID). But it does not happen with tar 1.13.25 (Mac
> OS X 10.3.9)
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> I create a tar with
>
>       tar cf test.tar tar-test
>
> the archiv contains:
>
>       address@hidden:~$ tar tf test.tar
>       tar-test/
>       tar-test/datei1
>       tar-test/datei2
>
> When I update this archiv with
>
>       tar uf test.tar tar-test
>
> the archiv contains
>
>       address@hidden:~$ tar tf test.tar
>       tar-test/
>       tar-test/datei1
>       tar-test/datei2
>       tar-test/
>
> Why is the directory added an other time?
>

Because this is the way -u works.

Jörg

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