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Subject: Re: tar fs copy
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Date: Wed, 16-Oct-85 12:21:00 EDT
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>/* Written  3:30 am  Oct 14, 1985 by guy@sun.uucp in uiucdcs:net.unix-wizar */
>> > 	(cd $1; tar cf - .) | (cd $2; tar xf -)
>> 
>> Why not ( cd $2; tar -cf - -C $1 . | tar xf - ) ?
>
>Because the -C flag to "tar" was added by Berkeley in 4.2BSD; it's not
>present in all versions of "tar".
>
>	Guy Harris

Our 4.2 version of tar.c doesnot have a -C option nor does the man page
says so.  What is it suppose to do?

In the search of the 'C' option, i found an 'F' option.  Again, no comment,
no man page coverage.