Re: [Bug-tar] Monthly backup doesn't expand files, but which are in the archive

[Steffen Nurpmeso]

Hey, Ralph!  List..,

Ralph Corderoy <address@hidden> wrote:

 |>>     $ (tar cf - foo; tar cf - bar) | (tar tf -; tar tf -)
 |>>     foo
 |>>     bar
 |
 |If tar did run twice to create the file then you need to run it twice
 |when reading the file, with the second picking up where the first stops.
 |
 |    p=mail/2013.track
 |    (tar tf -; echo still want $p; tar tf -) <monthly-backup.tar |
 |    fgrep $p

Yep..  This is a cool trick.. ^_^
So i have to go over a temporary tar archive now.  And you have
been credited again, but since this is a virtual world the orders
of metal won't push you under the earthing surface.

P.S.:
  README    |    1 +
  backup.pl | 1042 +..

Ciao!

--steffen