[BusyBox] More tar bugs...

[Erik Andersen]

On Sun Sep 03, 2000 at 07:00:59PM -0700, Matt Kraai wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 03, 2000 at 06:51:41PM -0700, Matt Kraai wrote:
> > On Sun, Sep 03, 2000 at 05:43:09PM +0200, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
> > > Ok, found a cute bug in tar today
> > > I have two files, "test" and "tset" in a tar+gzip archive
> > > test contains "Hurray! we are testing tar!!!"
> > > and tset contains "!!!rat gnitset era ew !yarruH"
> > > 
> > > # Busybox
> > > $ cat ../test.tar.gz | gunzip -c - | tar -Oxf - test
> > > Hurray! we are testing tar!!!
> > > !!!rat gnitset era ew !yarruH
> > > $
> > > 
> > > # GNU
> > > $ cat ../test.tar.gz | gunzip -c - | tar -Oxf - test
> > > Hurray! we are testing tar!!!
> > > $
> > 
> > The version of tar provided by busybox does not allow you to select
> > which files to extract from an archive.  It always extracts everything
> > in the archive.  The attached patch allows you to select files to
> > extract (or list).  Should it be committed?
> 

Cool.  Yes, please do commit this...

> +			/* There are not the droids you're looking for, move along */

<grin>

 -Erik

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