Re: Removing gtar from base

From: David Schultz (das_at_FreeBSD.ORG)
Date: 03/17/05

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To: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com>

    On Wed, Mar 16, 2005, M. Warner Losh wrote:
    > In message: <200503151738.56185.peter@wemm.org>
    > Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org> writes:
    > : By the way, I keep finding myself suprised that I don't notice that I'm
    > : using bsdtar instead of gtar. It works so well as a transparent
    > : replacement for gtar (that my fingers know the args/switches/etc) that
    > : I keep forgetting that I'm using it. I only notice when I read a help
    > : message or the man page.
    >
    > So far we've only noticed because someone added obscure gnu-tar
    > options to one of the scripts we use to build flashes...

    I notice when I accidentally type 'tar xzf foo.zip' or
    'tar xzf foo.tar' or 'tar xf foo.tgz' and it works anyway. :-)
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