Re: ARM pmap

[Michael <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>]

Hello,

On Fri, 16 Jun 2017 14:30:18 +1000
matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost> wrote:

> > Or just tar xpzf ... - ours at least unlinks files before writing them,
> > install(1) instead of cp(1) for single files.  
> 
> FWIW, it's temp file + rename, not unlink.

Hmm, the man page says:
     --unlink      Ignored, only accepted for compatibility with other tar
                   implementations.  tar always unlinks files before creating
                   them.

... which would make no sense if it was about creating new files.

have fun
Michael