This bug is present in Jaunty too. Can this get fixed or can the man
page be updated?
jdr...@infinite-loop:~$ tar --checkpoint=100 --checkpoint-action=dot -xf
somefile.tar
tar: dot: unknown checkpoint action
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
>From the man page:
--checkpoint-action
this action allows to specify an action to be executed upon hit‐
ting a checkpoint. Recognized actions are: dot, echo (the
default) ...
jdr...@infinite-loop:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 9.04
Release: 9.04
jdr...@infinite-loop:~$ uname -a
Linux infinite-loop 2.6.28-14-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Sat Jul 25 00:28:35 UTC
2009 i686 GNU/Linux
jdr...@infinite-loop:~$ tar --version
tar (GNU tar) 1.20
Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
Written by John Gilmore and Jay Fenlason.
jdr...@infinite-loop:~$ apt-cache policy tar
tar:
Installed: 1.20-1
Candidate: 1.20-1
Version table:
*** 1.20-1 0
500 http://ubuntu.media.mit.edu jaunty/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
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tar: dot: unknown checkpoint action
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/328140
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