Package: tar Version: 1.20-1 Severity: wishlist When using --multi-volume option of tar with files you then need the tarcat script to "concatenate" the files:
tarcat vol.1 vol.2 vol.3 | tar xvf - Reading the tar documentation http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/tar.html#SEC158 and tar Changelog [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp/k2/tar-1.20$ grep tarcat ChangeLog * scripts/tarcat: Handle archives in pax format. Improve handling * scripts/tarcat: New file * scripts/Makefile.am: Added tarcat it seems that tarcat is an script available in the tar sources but that is no longer correct, but at least it is available at http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/utils/tarcat.html the tarcat script itself: http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/utils/tarcat IMHO It'd be nice if Debian could provide tarcat within the tar package. Salud, -- Roberto Lumbreras .''`. <rover : :' : debian.org> Debian Developer `. `' `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
