See http://sources.debian.net/src/libarchive/3.1.2-11/tar/bsdtar.c/#L74 for explanation/reason and where to hack if you want to change the behaviour. (See apple ifdef for reference.)
Feel free to convince upstream about changing the behaviour if you still think it should be done after investigating the above. (// the Debian maintainer of libarchive.) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1510972 Title: bsdtar default file name is /dev/st0 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/+bug/1510972/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
