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From: omerzu@quando.quantum.de (Thomas Omerzu)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: restore tar archives with different uid?
Message-ID: <1674@quando.quantum.de>
Date: 22 Aug 90 14:14:49 GMT
References: <1740@yenta.alb.nm.us>
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In article <1740@yenta.alb.nm.us> dt@yenta.alb.nm.us (David B. Thomas) writes:

>Is there a way to restore a tar archive, but force all the files
>thus created to be owned by you?

Well David,

that depends on the version of 'tar' you're using.
A BSD-based tar does do that by default, whereas an ATT-tar
has got the 'o'-option.

TFM reads:
          o       Causes extracted files to take on the user and group
                  identifier of the user running the program rather
                  than those on the tape.



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