Package: tar Version: 1.20-1 When extracting, tar sometimes renames a backup back to the original name (overwriting the newly-extracted file) for no good reason.
Example: # mkdir dir1 dir2 # echo bla > dir1/file1 # tar cf test.tar dir1 dir2 # tar xfv test.tar --backup dir1/ dir1/file1 Renaming `dir1/file1' to `dir1/file1~' dir2/ Renaming `dir1/file1~' back to `dir1/file1' This problem is made worse by the fact that if you do the above with "tar xf" instead of "tar xfv", tar doesn't print anything at all (and exits with status 0)!! Failure to extract a file should be an error, not just a message printed only in verbose mode. Eric -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
