Removing gtar from base

M. Warner Losh imp at bsdimp.com
Wed Mar 16 13:35:53 PST 2005


In message: <200503151738.56185.peter at wemm.org>
            Peter Wemm <peter at wemm.org> writes:
: By the way, I keep finding myself suprised that I don't notice that I'm 
: using bsdtar instead of gtar.  It works so well as a transparent 
: replacement for gtar (that my fingers know the args/switches/etc) that 
: I keep forgetting that I'm using it.  I only notice when I read a help 
: message or the man page.

So far we've only noticed because someone added obscure gnu-tar
options to one of the scripts we use to build flashes...

Warner


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