Subject: bin/19321: pax-as-tar doesn't support -O (extract files to stdout)
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <itohy@netbsd.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 12/08/2002 11:04:02
>Number:         19321
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       pax-as-tar doesn't support -O (extract files to stdout)
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Dec 07 18:05:00 PST 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     ITOH Yasufumi
>Release:        NetBSD 1.6K
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: NetBSD illusion.my.domain 1.6K NetBSD 1.6K (ILLUSION.test) #477: Sat Dec 7 01:10:54 JST 2002 itohy@pino.my.domain:/w/src/sys/arch/dreamcast/compile/ILLUSION.test dreamcast
Architecture: sh3el
Machine: dreamcast
>Description:
	pax-as-tar doesn't support -O (extract files to stdout) option,
	which is available in gnu tar.

>How-To-Repeat:
	% tar xOf foo.tar README
	tar: The -O/-o options are only valid when writing an archive
	Usage: tar [-]{crtux}[-befhmopqvwzHLOPXZ014578] [archive] [blocksize]
		   [-C directory] [-T file] [-s replstr] [file ...]
	% tar --to-stdout -xf foo.tar README
	tar: unknown option -- to-stdout
	Usage: tar [-]{crtux}[-befhmopqvwzHLOPXZ014578] [archive] [blocksize]
		   [-C directory] [-T file] [-s replstr] [file ...]
	%

>Fix:

>Release-Note:
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