#847993 tar: man describes "--preserve" option, but tar doesn't support it

Package:
tar
Source:
tar
Description:
GNU version of the tar archiving utility
Submitter:
Askar Safin
Date:
2024-01-02 04:00:14 UTC
Severity:
normal
#847993#5
Date:
2016-12-12 22:26:47 UTC
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"man tar" says:
#847993#8
Date:
2019-02-04 17:50:38 UTC
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A Debian user of tar points out that the man page documents --preserve,
but tar doesn't actually support it, complaining that --preserve is
ambiguous.  Full details in the Debian bug log at

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=847993

Regards,

Bdale
#847993#9
Date:
2019-02-04 19:32:50 UTC
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Hi Bdalem

Removed obsolete description (97d89515).

Regards,
Sergey