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Sergey Poznyakoff
2005-12-06 23:16:10 +00:00
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@@ -38,10 +38,21 @@ it lists member names as stored in the archive, i.e., with any eventual
prefixes removed. The option is useful, for example, while comparing prefixes removed. The option is useful, for example, while comparing
`tar cv' and `tar tv' outputs. `tar cv' and `tar tv' outputs.
* New option --to-command pipes the contents of archive members to the
specified command.
* New option --atime-preserve=system, which uses the O_NOATIME feature * New option --atime-preserve=system, which uses the O_NOATIME feature
of recent Linux kernels to avoid some problems when preserving file of recent Linux kernels to avoid some problems when preserving file
access times. access times.
* New option --restrict prohibits use of some potentially harmful tar
options. Currently it disables '!' escape in multi-volume name menu.
* The end-of-volume script (introduced with --info-script option) can
get current archive name from the environment variable TAR_ARCHIVE and
the volume number from the variable TAR_VOLUME. It can alter the
archive name by writing new name to the file descriptor 3.
* Better support for full-resolution time stamps. Tar cannot restore * Better support for full-resolution time stamps. Tar cannot restore
time stamps to full nanosecond resolution, though, until the kernel time stamps to full nanosecond resolution, though, until the kernel
guys get their act together and give us a system call to set file time guys get their act together and give us a system call to set file time