Package: tar Version: 1.18-1 Severity: wishlist Tar is user many times from scripts. Sometimes the scripts can let user configure the options by importing the options from separate file. An exmaple from bash:
tar $(< $option_file) $DIRECTORY *.c Tar contains option --exclude Which could be put int $option_file, but the complimentary way to add *more* files is currently possible to spcify only at the end of $DIRECTORY. SUGGESTION New option --include=<GLOB> Would behave like the GLOB were attached to the end of command (filespec) -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ISO-8859-1) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_US) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages tar depends on: ii libc6 2.6.1-1+b1 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]
