Public bug reported: Binary package hint: tar
Created an archive on Ubuntu Dapper (tar -cf blah.tar <1.2GB_of_files>) One a Ubuntu Edgy system, tar -xvkf blah.r failed at the 4th item in the archive with complaints about corruption. rm'ing the files that -k should have preserved and running tar -xvf blah.tar allowed the archive to uncompress - none of the files were corrupted. ** Affects: tar (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- tar -k is b0rken https://launchpad.net/bugs/63338 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs