Hi Karl! > I suggest that tar check if a file exists before trying to make a > network connection. This would eliminate the need for --force-local in > (I expect) most cases. As in:
Nice idea. I'll implement it. > Also, since the whole idea of tar making network connections is highly > non-traditional, I also suggest making an environment variable that > turns off the network stuff completely. TAR_NO_NETWORK or some > such. There's no need for that, you can just do: export TAR_OPTIONS=--force-local That will disable network connections. And it doesn't disturb short or traditional options, either. Regards, Sergey
