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Re: Bug#21726 (tar: doesn't dump files to /dev/null)



Hi!

Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com>:
> The behaviour you are reportin in tar is not a bug.  It is an optimization 
> that allows backup tools like Amanda to use a tar to /dev/null to quickly 
> estimate the size of a prospective backup when doing tape space planning.
> 
> This is well-documented in the tar info document, and is the way that tar-1.12
> works on all platforms:

I really appologize for bothering you by not RTFM.

But I don't like tar to try to be intelligent. Watch WinBlows and see the
result of "intelligent" progs. Why the hell isn't there an explicit option
for size-estimation? When I instruct tar to dump files to devnull I expect
it to do so (eg. for readability-tests).

Yes, I know it may be too late to be changed, but are there any hints whom
to contact to get this "fixed"?

Am I the only one who dislikes this behavior?


Regards
 Rainer

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