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On Mon, 24 Jun 1996 15:34:12 -0700 (PDT)  Grey Wolf wrote:

> >Number:         2567
> >Category:       bin
> >Synopsis:       Restore could really use lcd/lpwd functions as ftp has...
> >Confidential:   no
> >Severity:       non-critical
> >Priority:       low
> >Responsible:    bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
> >State:          open
> >Class:          change-request
> >Submitter-Id:   net
> >Arrival-Date:   Mon Jun 24 19:05:02 1996
> >Last-Modified:
> >Originator:     Grey Wolf
> >Organization:
> Star Wolf Innovations
> >Release:        1.2_ALPHA
> >Environment:
> 	userland + libs: 5/24 + partial rebuild.
> 	kernel: 6/4 source
> System: NetBSD starjumper 1.2_ALPHA NetBSD 1.2_ALPHA (STARJUMPER) #16: Mon Jun 24 09:49:22 PDT 1996 greywolf@starjumper:/
usr/src/sys/arch/sparc/compile/STARJUMPER sparc
> 
> 
> >Description:
> 	It would be nice if, when one started a restore in the wrong directory,
> 	one did not have to kill restore, reposition the tape, and restart
> 	the restore.  I have created code for functions "lcd" and "lpwd"
> 	which change and reflect the process' idea of the current working
> 	UNIX directory.  See patch at the end of this report.

One problem I think I can see is when you 'add' a file, the underlying
directory structure for that file is created.  If you lcd somewhere
else, this structure may not be there.

I guess you could defer making the directory structure until you start
'extract'ing...

Simon.
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