Re: [dev] [sbase] [PATCH] tar: support -f - as stdin/out

From: Nick <suckless-dev_AT_njw.me.uk>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 18:57:12 +0100

Is - as a stdin/stdout file actually used many places? Because it
seems awfully weird to do:

zcat < a.tar.gz | tar -t -f -

rather than

zcat < a.tar.gz | tar -t

or even use -f /dev/stdin as FRIGN suggested.

If it isn't used often, I'd prefer we don't support this weird
syntax option. If it is common in scripts, though, then fine, I
(reluctantly) suppose we need it.

Received on Tue May 12 2015 - 19:57:12 CEST