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> This is a BSDism No, it was like that when Tar was first introduced, as part of Seventh Edition Unix: https://man.cat-v.org/unix_7th/1/tar https://man.cat-v
by nsajko 4y ago
> This is a BSDism
No, it was like that when Tar was first introduced, as part of Seventh Edition Unix:
https://man.cat-v.org/unix_7th/1/tar https://man.cat-v.org/unix_7th/1/tar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_(computing) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_(computing)
- eesmith 4y agoSee also "tap" from v1, to "manipulate DECtape", described at http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/bellLabs/unix/UNIX_ProgrammersManual_Nov71.pdf http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/bellLabs/unix/UNIX_ProgrammersM... , p94 of the pdf: > tap [key] [name ...] > The function portion of the key is specified by one of the following letters ... For example, "x" to extract. > The following characters may be used in addition to the letter which selects the function desired For example, "v" for verbose.