1999-07-19 20:21:15 +00:00
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star is the fastest known implementation of a tar archiver. star
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1997-05-03 10:16:32 +00:00
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development started 1982, development is still in progress. The
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current version is stable.
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Main advantages over other tar implementations:
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1999-07-19 20:21:15 +00:00
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fifo - Keeps the tape streaming.
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pattern matcher - For a convenient user interface.
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sophisticated diff - User tailorable interface for comparing tar
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archives against file trees.
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1997-05-03 10:16:32 +00:00
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no namelen limitation - Pathnames up to 1024 Bytes may be archived.
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1999-07-19 20:21:15 +00:00
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deals with all 3 times - Stores/restores all 3 times of a file.
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does not clobber files - More recent copies on disk will not be
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clobbered from tape.
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automatic byte swap - star automatically detects swapped archives.
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automatic format detect - Automatically detects archive formats:
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old tar, gnu tar, ansi tar, star.
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fully ansi compatible - star is fully ANSI/Posix 1003.1 compatible.
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1997-05-03 10:16:32 +00:00
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Author: Joerg Schilling <js@cs.tu-berlin.de>
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Please mail bugs and suggestions to him.
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