> * Package name : sortdir > Version : 0.4 > Upstream Author : Egmont Koblinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * URL : http://download.uhulinux.hu/sources/sortdir/ > * License : LGPL > Description : wrapper program to make files show up in sorted order > > This small wrapper program will make other programs see files and > directories in a consistent, sorted order. This is e.g. usefull if you > want your tarballs to be a bit more rsyncable.
How is this better than tar cvf foo.tar $(find foo | sort) ? Most programs, those with some kind of UI already support this, methinks. On the command line, it is so trivial to list files in alphabetical order, that it hurts.
