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Subject: GNU tar version 1.05, `-C directory' when doing a restore
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Date: 24 Mar 89 22:17:33 GMT
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The `-C directory' is ignored when doing a restore.

That is, if I do something like:

	tar xvf tar-output -C directory file1 file2 file3

The `-C directory' will be accepted, but ignored.  That is, it won't do
a chdir, instead it'll put the files into the current directory.

It would be best if it was paid attention to.  Failing that, it should
probably generate an error message.

David
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David Taylor
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