Re: [Bug-tar] option -C ignored when it comes after the source directory

[Bruno Haible]

Sergey Poznyakoff wrote:
> It does not ignore it. It is simply useless in this form (with no
> arguments following it). The -C option affects all other options
> and arguments that follow it, up to the next -C option or end
> of command line, whichever occurs first. This is important for
> certain tar operations. Consider, for example, this:
> 
>   tar -cf arc.tar -C /usr/src dir -C /etc default

Thanks for explaining.

Would it be possible to make 'tar' emit a warning when the last '-C'
option comes so late that it is not used?

Bruno