[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 16:38:32 UTC
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=228069 --- Comment #4 from titus m <titus@edc.ro> --- There is another problem. If tar needs to strip the first / in the file path it seems it wont detect that the file is already present in the archive ##################################################################### [19:33:12] [ns!titus]~ $tar -cvf a.tar --format=pax /etc/passwd /etc/hosts /etc/motd tar: Removing leading '/' from member names a etc/passwd a etc/hosts a etc/motd [19:33:29] [ns!titus]~ $tar -uvf a.tar /etc/passwd /etc/hosts /etc/motd tar: Removing leading '/' from member names a etc/passwd a etc/hosts a etc/motd ########## now trying from / so it wont have to remove first / ##### [19:33:48] [ns!titus]~ $tar -uvf a.tar -C / etc/passwd etc/hosts etc/motd [19:33:59] [ns!titus]~ $tar -uvf a.tar -C / etc/passwd etc/hosts etc/motd ########################################################################## [19:34:00] [ns!titus]~ $tar tf a.tar etc/passwd etc/hosts etc/motd etc/passwd etc/hosts etc/motd -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.