Randy McMurchy wrote:
This works: tar xf somefile.tar.gz -C /somewhere This would not work: tar xf somefile.tar.gz C /somewhere So, perhaps it is for consistency sake more than technical.
But this would work tar xfC somefile.tar.gz /somewhere -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page