On Tue, Mar 05, 2019 at 01:02:08PM +0200, Mihai Popescu wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to decompress xenocara.tar.gz into /usr/xenocara. > I did all pre setup explained in FAQ, but I get this error from tar > and I can see files inside /usr/xenocara. tar: access/modification > time set failed on: .: Operation not permitted > > Is it safe to ignore this? > Is there a reason v parameter is not used in tar xzf sequence for a > visual feedback? >
tar has lots of problems, most of which don't matter. You cannot tar really long path->filenames that some webpages produce. These are OK for the filesystem, but not tar (should that be fixed?) I just don't like to use it for duplication of disks unless I'm sure it will work, because of that problem. Finding out that barely managing to tar up a failing disk, only to lose important files taught me that one! Does gtar have that problem too? I get that error frequently, sometimes because I use -p, or not. I've yet to see it as anything more than an annoyance with having current time used. When that matters I just rm the files and use -p. Enough of me rambling on. Chris Bennett
