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 GNU tar - Release branch
Section: Unix

 

Added: Fri, Jul 9th 1999 03:27 UTC (9 years, 2 months ago) Updated: Tue, Apr 15th 2008 10:42 UTC (4 months, 25 days ago)


About:
GNU `tar' saves many files together into a single tape or disk archive, and can restore individual files from the archive. It includes multivolume support, the ability to archive sparse files, automatic archive compression/decompression, remote archives and special features that allow `tar' to be used for incremental and full backups. It also includes `rmt', the remote tape server (the `mt' tape drive control program is in GNU `cpio').

Author:
Free Software Foundation <bug __dash__ tar __at__ gnu __dot__ org> [contact developer]

Rating:
7.70/10.00 (6 votes)

Homepage:
http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/
Tar/GZ:
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tar/tar-1.20.tar.gz
Tar/BZ2:
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tar/tar-1.20.tar.bz2
Changelog:
http://savannah.gnu.org/[..]ar/NEWS?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/plain
CVS tree (cvsweb):
http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/tar/tar/
Mailing list archive:
http://savannah.gnu.org/mail/?group=tar

Trove categories: [change]
[Development Status]  5 - Production/Stable
[Environment]  Console (Text Based)
[Intended Audience]  End Users/Desktop
[License]  OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License (GPL)
[Operating System]  POSIX
[Programming Language]  C
[Topic]  System :: Archiving :: Compression

Dependencies: [change]
No dependencies filed

 
Project admins: [change]
» Wojciech Polak (Owner)

» Rating: 7.70/10.00 (Rank N/A)
» Vitality: 0.07% (Rank 1274)
» Popularity: 8.49% (Rank 310)

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 Branches

Branch Version Last release License URLs
Release 1.20 15-Apr-2008 GNU General Public License (GPL) Homepage Tar/GZ Changelog
Development 1.13.25 15-Dec-2002 GNU General Public License (GPL) Homepage Tar/GZ

 Releases

Version Focus Date
1.20 Minor feature enhancements 15-Apr-2008 17:42
1.18 Minor bugfixes 30-Jun-2007 10:17
1.17 Minor feature enhancements 08-Jun-2007 18:05
1.16.1 Minor security fixes 10-Dec-2006 19:35
1.16 Major feature enhancements 11-Nov-2006 12:53
1.15.1 Major bugfixes 22-Dec-2004 09:56
1.15 Major feature enhancements 22-Dec-2004 06:17
1.14 Major feature enhancements 30-May-2004 05:42
1.13 Minor bugfixes 27-Aug-2001 12:28

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 Comments

[»] 1.13.25 stable?
by David Starks-Browning - Feb 8th 2003 08:20:19

Freshmeat shows the date 15-Dec-2002 for 1.13.25, but the last Changelog entry is 26-Sep-2001. Almost 1.5 years with no changes! Can 1.13.25 be considered "stable" and released as 1.14?

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    [»] Re: 1.13.25 stable?
    by Jörg Schilling - Jul 23rd 2003 11:50:26

    1.13.25 still has known bugs that should be fixed before somebody will make a 1.14.

    In order to create a 1.14 you would need a maintainer who works on GNU tar and who is accepted by RMS.

    If you are looking for a mature tar implementation that is actively maintained you should have a look at star.

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[»] 1.13.x at alpha.gnu.org
by Tim - Aug 13th 1999 00:01:17

You need to go to the alpha.gnu.org to get the 1.13.x versions. Only the release versions are on ftp.gnu.org. For those of us who are not entirely familiar with the GNU fondations ways.

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[»] Bzip2 option removed
by Chris Pimlott - Jul 13th 1999 07:28:53

This is odd, looking through the Changlog I see they added an option to unbzip2 files after 1.12 but then took it out before release... any know why?

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    [»] Re: Bzip2 option removed
    by Chris Pimlott - Aug 21st 2002 16:39:42

    This reply is way overdue, but ignore my original comment. bzip2 support was indeed taken out briefly but was put back shortly afterwards and has been a stardard part of tar even since.

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      [»] Re: Bzip2 option removed
      by Casey McGinty - Sep 11th 2002 00:53:00

      If this is true how come it is not mentioned anywhere in the manual on the GNU page? The only way I can see to get this support in is by applying a patch to the code.


      > This reply is way overdue, but ignore my
      > original comment. bzip2 support was
      > indeed taken out briefly but was put
      > back shortly afterwards and has been a
      > stardard part of tar even since.
      >

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        [»] Re: Bzip2 option removed
        by Redhead - Jul 23rd 2003 17:51:20


        > If this is true how come it is not
        > mentioned anywhere in the manual on the
        > GNU page? The only way I can see to get
        > this support in is by applying a patch
        > to the code.

        ~> tar --version | head -n1
        tar (GNU tar) 1.13.25

        ~> tar --help | grep "\-j"
        -j, --bzip2 filter the archive through bzip2

        Seems to me like it's there.... No need for any patch of any kind.

        --
        "Don't worry Ma'am. We're university students, - we know what we're doing."

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