Re: [Bug-tar] feature request, to pass archive file name to "--to-command"

[Tim Kientzle]

ıɥɔıɐʇ ɐʇɐqɐʍɐʞ wrote:
> I would like to request one feature for "gnu tar" command.
> That is, passing the `extracted file name' as the first argument
> for the command of "--to-command" option.
>
> The reason that I would like to have this feature is to process
> contents of `tar' archive via pipe while its original file name keep in record.

Depending on your exact needs, you might find
it simpler to use a library such as libarchive
to create a custom extractor that does exactly
what you want.  Here are some simple examples
that you can use as starting points:

http://code.google.com/p/libarchive/source/browse/trunk/examples/

http://code.google.com/p/libarchive/wiki/Examples

Cheers,

Tim Kientzle