Package: tar Version: 1.16-2 Severity: minor The synopsis has:
tar [ - ] A --catenate --concatenate | c --create | d --diff --compare | --delete | r --append | t --list | u --update | x --extract --get [ options ] pathname [ pathname ... ] pathnames are not mandatory (they are mandatory arguments to options such as -f, not mandatory parameters to tar itself), for instance tar can be run using "tar -t" to list all the files in the current archive on the default tape device. The second [ pathname ... ] covers the general case, so the first pathname should be removed: tar [ - ] A --catenate --concatenate | c --create | d --diff --compare | --delete | r --append | t --list | u --update | x --extract --get [ options ] [ pathname ... ] Also note that pathname arguments don't just specify the files to add to the archive when creating the archive, they also specify which files to extract when using the -x option. Current text: The final arguments to tar are the names of the files or directories which should be archived. Proposed text: The final arguments to tar are the names of the files or directories which should be archived or extracted. -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.11-eagle Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages tar depends on: ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries tar recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]