On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 07:36:12PM +0100, Hubert Feyrer
wrote:
>
> >4. "#( cd /usr/pkgsrc ; tar -zxpf - ) <
pkgsrc.tar.gz "
> >
> >Typographically, this command should be in boldface
(like the one above
> >it). But for my money it's over-fancy, confusing,
and old-fashioned. I
> >would say:
> >
> > # cd /usr/pkgsrc
> > # pax -rzpe -f pkgsrc.tar.gz
> >(or) # tar -xzp -f pkgsrc.tar.gz
>
> Right, I've fixed this in two places...
Except that the latter commands do something different!
The point about the original command is the the
pkgsrc.tar.gz file
is taken from the original current directory...
David
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