netbsd-bugs: bin/10009: tar -O creates subdirectories and should not

Subject: bin/10009: tar -O creates subdirectories and should not
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <refling@comet.lbl.gov>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 04/28/2000 17:48:11

>Number:         10009
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       tar -O creates subdirectories and should not
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Apr 28 17:49:00 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Jonn Refling
>Release:        1.4.1 (1.4.2 tar is also version 1.11.2)
>Organization:
LBNL
>Environment:
i386

>Description:
tar -O -xzf $DF/jrtex-1.00/texmflib-7.6.tar.gz

creates empty subdirs.  The -O is supposed to send output to std out,
and presumably not create ANY files or subdirs.


>How-To-Repeat:
tar -O -xzf $DF/jrtex-1.00/texmflib-7.6.tar.gz


>Fix:


>Release-Note:
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