pax(1p) analogue #63

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emma · 2024-02-17T00:03:00Z

emma commented

2024-02-17 00:03:00 +00:00

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silt commented

2024-02-17 00:04:56 +00:00

Was asked to leave a comment stating that I am very grumpy about the fact that POSIX tar files include your username. Only some implementations have a flag to disable this behavior.

trinity commented

2024-02-17 11:39:23 +00:00

Should tar and cpio be handled by two different utilities or just one?

How should we handle different "flavors" of tar - GNU, pre-POSIX, Star? Differences are minor so all could probably easily be handled by the same program.

I'm in favor of the name rat(1).

Should tar and cpio be handled by two different utilities or just one? How should we handle different "flavors" of tar - GNU, pre-POSIX, Star? Differences are minor so all could probably easily be handled by the same program. I'm in favor of the name rat(1).

emma commented

2024-02-18 22:23:26 +00:00

What if we called it pitch(1)?

I think that we should handle POSIX tar only. If you want GNU tar use GNU tar, for example.

What are the pros and cons of making cpio part of another utility?

What if we called it `pitch(1)`? I think that we should handle POSIX tar only. If you want GNU tar use GNU tar, for example. What are the pros and cons of making cpio part of another utility?

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