Subject: Re: Source distributions vs. patches
To: None <netbsd-users@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Stan Brown <stanb@awod.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 05/12/1998 07:14:09
>
>	cd /usr/src
>	tar --unlink -xzpf $distfile
>
>(the '-v' probably isn't necessary, and can actually slow things down
>significantly for folks using serial consoles, or very slow console code
>on the likes of suns, etc.)
>
>I suppose it might be even better to recommend using pax:
>
>	cd /usr/src
>	pax -rzf $distfile
>

	Are you saying that pax s more eficent than tar?

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