Re: tar - `extract dir' removes files, a BUG?

[Roland Huebner]

Paul Eggert <address@hidden> wrote:
>> From: Roland Huebner <address@hidden>
>> Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 09:43:11 +0200

>>  -- `extract dir'  removes all files `newer than' the incremental backup

> That's how it's documented to behave.  tar.texi says:

>    If the @value{op-incremental} option is used with @value{op-extract}, then
>    when the entry for a directory is found, all files that currently
>    exist in that directory but are not listed in the archive @emph{are
>    deleted from the directory}.

I'm very sorry, I run over that sentence primarily concerning the old
option ;-(


> I typically restore into a new directory myself.

I used it as a workaround - but with a number of sub-dirs that's rather
troublesome.

> I suppose it might be useful to have yet another option to have tar behave
> the way that you want it to.

I'd like it. That make it easier to deal with.

Thanks for your prompt answer,
Roland