#192906 tar: Switch to stop --keep-old-files from complaining about existing files

Package:
tar
Source:
tar
Description:
GNU version of the tar archiving utility
Submitter:
Kalle Kivimaa
Date:
2015-05-05 19:54:05 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#192906#5
Date:
2003-05-11 12:37:26 UTC
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Currently tar without --keep-old-files silently overwrites existing files
with versions from the archive. With --keep-old-files existing files can
be retained but tar complains about each and every file. This can cause
grief in postinst scripts, for example. It would be very nice to include
a switch (say --dont-warn-about-existing-old-files) to avoid this.
#192906#10
Date:
2015-05-05 19:51:51 UTC
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However I do not see the behavior you describe on previous (Wheezy)
versions of tar: --keep-old-files was silent before Jessie; see bug#784362.