Bug #13685
tar -C could work before the starting command
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New
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Normal
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Category:
cmd - userland programs
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Description
Today, if you want to use tar -C, you need to use it after the traditional arguments that tell it how to construct something, otherwise it fails with the following:
tar: C: unknown function modifier
Usage: tar {c|r|t|u|x}[BDeEFhilmnopPTvw@/[0-7]][bf][X...] [j|J|z|Z] [blocksize] [tarfile] [size] [exclude-file...] {file | -I include-file | -C directory file}...
gtar definitely does work with this and scripts out there expect this to work, whether rightfully or wrongly, so it'd be useful for us to have -C (and possibly others) handled before the starting modifier function.
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