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A new release of tar, 1.16-1, is available, replacing
1.15.91-4 as the
current version. 1.15.1-4 remains as the previous version.
NEWS:
=====
This is a new stable upstream release. This release
requires
cygwin-1.5.21 or later. A list of changes from 1.15.91
extraced from the
NEWS file is below; see also /usr/share/doc/tar-1.16/.
version 1.16 - Sergey Poznyakoff, 2006-10-21
* After creating an archive, tar exits with code 1 if some
files were
changed while being read. Previous versions exited with
code 2 (fatal
error), and only if some files were truncated while being
archived.
* New option --mtime allows to set modification times for
all archive
members during creation.
* Bug fixes
** Avoid running off file descriptors when using multiple -C
options.
** tar --index-file=FILE --file=- sent the archive to FILE,
and
the listing to stderr.
DESCRIPTION:
============
GNU Tar is an archiver program. It is used to create and
manipulate files
that are actually collections of many other files; the
program provides
users with an organized and systematic method of controlling
a large
amount of data. Despite its name, that is an acronym of
"tape archiver",
GNU Tar is able to direct its output to any available
devices, files or
other programs, it may as well access remote devices or
files. The main
areas of usage for GNU Tar are: storage, backup and
transportation.
UPDATE:
=======
To update your installation, click on the "Install
Cygwin now" link on the
http://cygwin.com/ web
page. This downloads setup.exe to your system.
Save it and run setup, answer the questions and pick up
'tar' from the
'Base' category (it should already be selected).
DOWNLOAD:
=========
Note that downloads from sources.redhat.com (aka cygwin.com)
aren't
allowed due to bandwidth limitations. This means that you
will need to
find a mirror which has this update, please choose the one
nearest to you:
http://cygwin.com/mirr
ors.html
QUESTIONS:
==========
If you want to make a point or ask a question the Cygwin
mailing list is
the appropriate place.
- --
Eric Blake
volunteer cygwin tar maintainer
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