Gentoo Websites Logo
Go to: Gentoo Home Documentation Forums Lists Bugs Planet Store Wiki Get Gentoo!

Bug 156722

Summary: unless tar format option
Product: [OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org Reporter: Jerome <jerome.bouat>
Component: Installation HandbookAssignee: Docs Team <docs-team>
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX    
Severity: minor    
Priority: High    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: x86   
OS: Linux   
Whiteboard:
Package list:
Runtime testing required: ---

Description Jerome 2006-11-30 14:12:32 UTC
In all the handbook you use this command:
tar xvjpf [file].tbz2

You can remove the format options and it works as well:
tar xvpf [file].tbz2

It could make easier the reading of the handbook and be sure to take important options ("p").
Comment 1 Xavier Neys (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2006-11-30 16:12:43 UTC
Not sure all versions of tar are smart enough to detect gzip'ed or bzip'ed tars.
Anyway, there's nothing wrong with the current tar command.
Comment 2 SpanKY gentoo-dev 2006-12-02 10:53:47 UTC
the autoguess feature is part of all stable tar packages, but that wont help people who are using another method (non-Gentoo like knoppix or something) who has a tar that is outdated

personally i love not having to type j or z or whatever, but having it in the handbook is a safe move