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Sergey Poznyakoff
2017-11-16 14:31:53 +02:00
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@@ -219,7 +219,10 @@ There is no short option equivalent for this option.
\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-update\fR
Append files which are newer than the corresponding copy in the
archive. Arguments have the same meaning as with \fB\-c\fR and
\fB\-r\fR options.
\fB\-r\fR options. Notice, that newer files don't replace their
old archive copies, but instead are appended to the end of archive.
The resulting archive can thus contain several members of the
same name, corresponding to various versions of the same file.
.TP
\fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-extract\fR, \fB\-\-get\fR
Extract files from an archive. Arguments are optional. When given,
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@@ -5195,7 +5195,7 @@ the one at the end will be newer and larger, since you added text before
updating it.
The reason @command{tar} does not overwrite the older file when updating
it is because writing to the middle of a section of tape is a difficult
it is that writing to the middle of a section of tape is a difficult
process. Tapes are not designed to go backward. @xref{Media}, for more
information about tapes.