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From: fl@tools.uucp (Frank Lancaster)
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Subject: Re: Newcastle - Spark vs. .tar.Z.uu files
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Date: 24 May 91 12:45:37 GMT
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In-reply-to: rkl@and.cs.liv.ac.uk's message of 22 May 91 11:22:49 GMT


rkl@and.cs.liv.ac.uk writes:

> [Note that you might need the U flag for tar if it was packed in UNIX format]

You only need the U flag to CREATE unix compatible tar files. Even if you
forget it when creating you can still use the archive on an UNIX machine
as the standard tar header is always filled with correct information.

Frank Lancaster