Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site dual.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!hpda!fortune!amd70!dual!fair From: fair@dual.UUCP (Erik E. Fair) Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: tar brain damage? Message-ID: <163@dual.UUCP> Date: Mon, 5-Dec-83 02:11:45 EST Article-I.D.: dual.163 Posted: Mon Dec 5 02:11:45 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 3-Dec-83 00:05:15 EST References: <4120@amd70.UUCP> Organization: Dual Systems, Berkeley, CA Lines: 5 My experience is that no version of tar keeps directory characteristics or empty directories. Hence cpio for System III. Erik E. Fair {ucbvax,amd70,zehntel,unisoft}!dual!fair Dual Systems Corporation, Berkeley, California