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Re: GNU tar manpage BUG --exclude-tag does not mention a required magic
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Sergey Poznyakoff |
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Re: GNU tar manpage BUG --exclude-tag does not mention a required magic cookie |
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Date: |
Sun, 22 Jan 2023 18:50:03 +0100 |
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MH (GNU Mailutils 3.15) |
Hi Mike,
Thanks for reporting. Please note, that GNU tar manpage states, that it
"is a short description of GNU tar" and suggests to use the GNU Tar
Manual for detailed information "including examples and usage
recommendations". Being such a "short description" explains why some
details are omitted from it. On the other hand, the GNU Tar Manual
contains, in section 6.4 says: "A cache directory tag is a short file
with the well-known nameâ'CACHEDIR.TAG' and having a standard header specified
in http://www.brynosaurus.com/cachedir/spec.html."; [1] This
specification contains all details you noticed in your mail.
Regards,
Sergey
[1]
https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/html_node/exclude.html#index-exclude_002dcaches