On 08/07/2013 10:57 PM, Connor Behan wrote: > If I've understood this, "tar -C foo -xf foo.tar.gz" would not > accomplish the goal. Typing "-C foo" takes almost as much time as typing > "mkdir foo". More importantly, the user would have to already know that > "foo.tar.gz" is a tarbomb to avoid adding a pointless level of depth.
That objection applies to the --intelligent-subdir option too, no? Users would have to know about the new option, and would have to use it.