Hi, With tar-1.23, "tar --help" says in particular:
--old-archive, --portability same as --format=v7 But these options are not recognized: $ tar cf - -C /mnt --old-archive . > /dev/null tar: --old-archive: (PROGRAM ERROR) Option should have been recognized!? Try `tar --help' or `tar --usage' for more information. $ tar cf - -C /mnt --portability . > /dev/null tar: --old-archive: (PROGRAM ERROR) Option should have been recognized!? Try `tar --help' or `tar --usage' for more information. Bruno