[Bug 228069] tar(1) fails to append newer files only (-u, --update), but always appends all files (like -r).

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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:18:41 UTC

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=228069

--- Comment #3 from cweimann@gmail.com ---
If the man page clarified that -u may not act as expected unless using pax
format it would be very helpful. 

It looks like OpenBSD just changed tar to use pax format by default.

https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=171330882722063&w=2

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