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> tar -l if you wanna list, l for list. Surely you mean -t if you wanna list, t for lisT. l is for check-Links. -l, --check-links (c and r
by sdfsdfgsdgg 1y ago
> tar -l if you wanna list, l for list.
Surely you mean -t if you wanna list, t for lisT.
l is for check-Links.
-l, --check-links
(c and r modes only) Issue a warning message unless all links to each file are archived.
And you don't need to uncompress separately. tar will detect the correct compression algorithm and decompress on its own. No need for that gunzip intermediate step.
- porridgeraisin 1y ago> -l Whoops, lol. > on its own Yes.. I'm aware, but that's more options, unnecessary too, just compose tools.
- sdfsdfgsdgg 1y agoThat's the thing. It’s not more options. During extraction it picks the right algorithm automatically, without you needing to pass another option.