Re: [Bug-tar] file name with backslash is not archived

[Sergey Poznyakoff]

Hugo Mildenberger <address@hidden> ha escrit:

> >No, it is listed in the "Local file selection" section:
> The misunderstanding stems from the -T constraint, not from the 
> section it appears in:
> 
>  --no-unquote    do not unquote filenames read with -T
>  --unquote          unquote filenames read with -T (default)

Ah, yes, indeed.  Thanks for noticing it.

> Duh, I should have known that GNU people abhor man pages. Sorry for
> that ...

Oh, it's not exactly about personal attitude toward manpages, but
rather about the fact that manpage format (in our opinion) does not
suit well for writing a *manual*.  It may be good for a reference,
perhaps, but not for the manual.

On the other hand, this manpage question is reappearing quite often,
and this seems to indicate that we'd better include some kind of manpage
(perhaps generated via help2man) in the tar distribution.

Regards,
Sergey