On Fri, 14 Nov 1997, Jonathan Stone wrote:

: >> You invoked standards. What do the standards have to say about the
: >> behavour of `tar --unlink'?  Hmmm?
: 
: >"Hide under the desk and whimper."
: 
: Well, at least you're honest about  it :).
  [...]
: Besides, Simon Burge points out that --unlink is now the default for
: our tar....

Which is why I've gone under the desk to whimper.  :)

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== Todd Vierling (Personal tv@pobox.com; Business tv@lucent.com)
== So you know what, Mikey?  Go to bed.