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Sergey Poznyakoff
2005-11-09 13:07:26 +00:00
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@@ -6528,6 +6528,9 @@ archives to contain only regular files and directories, avoiding
other kind of special files. Do not attempt to save sparse files or
contiguous files as such. Let's discuss a few more problems, in turn.
@FIXME{Discuss GNU extensions (incremental backups, multi-volume
archives and archive labels) in GNU and PAX formats.}
@menu
* Portable Names:: Portable Names
* dereference:: Symbolic Links
@@ -6644,19 +6647,6 @@ we plan to make @samp{posix} format the default.
To force creation a @GNUTAR{} archive, use option
@value{op-format-gnu}.
Some @command{tar} options are currently basing on @GNUTAR{}
format, and can therefore be used only with @samp{gnu}
or @samp{oldgnu} archive formats. The list of such options follows:
@itemize @bullet
@item @value{op-label}, when used with @value{op-create}.
@item @value{op-incremental}
@item @value{op-multi-volume}
@end itemize
These options will be re-implemented for the @samp{posix} archive
format in the future.
@node posix
@subsection @GNUTAR{} and @acronym{POSIX} @command{tar}
@@ -6665,17 +6655,6 @@ to read and create archives conforming to @acronym{POSIX.1-2001} standard.
A @acronym{POSIX} conformant archive will be created if @command{tar}
was given @value{op-format-posix} option.
Notice, that currently @acronym{GNU} extensions are not
allowed with this format. Following is the list of options that
cannot be used with @value{op-format-posix}:
@itemize @bullet
@item @value{op-label}, when used with @value{op-create}.
@item @value{op-incremental}
@item @value{op-multi-volume}
@end itemize
This restriction will disappear in the future versions.
@node Checksumming
@subsection Checksumming Problems