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Re: [Bug-tar] gnu tar bug: tar adds junk at the end of archive
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Stas Kysel |
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Re: [Bug-tar] gnu tar bug: tar adds junk at the end of archive |
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Thu, 31 Jul 2003 12:01:40 +0300 |
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On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 02:17:31PM -0700, Paul Eggert wrote:
> This isn't a bug: tar uses the specified block size, regardless of
> whether it's using compression. This is important for some kinds of
> tape devices. You can work around the problem by invoking gzip
> yourself instead of having tar do it.
Thank you.
Earlier versions, eg tar-1.11.2, did not do such padding, and that confused me.
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Stas Kysel, UNIX Systems Administrator of Yessoftware Inc