tar.texinfo diffs for tar 1.0

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1 total messages Started by Arnold D. Robbins Thu, 15 Dec 1988 20:53

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Author: Arnold D. Robbins
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 1988 20:53

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The tar.texinfo file in the Dec 9 tar 1.0 has a few problems. The
following diffs allow it to tex completely.

"Unix is a Registered  | Arnold Robbins -- Emory University Computing Center
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Laboratories."         | UUCP: gatech!emory!arnold	PHONE:	+1 404 727-7636
       -- Donn Seeley  | BITNET: arnold@emoryu1		FAX:	+1 404 727-2599
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*** tar.texinfo-	Thu Dec  8 14:55:16 1988
--- tar.texinfo	Thu Dec 15 14:05:38 1988
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*** 661,667 ****
  argument of @samp{-f}.
  
  @chapter Using @code{tar} to Perform Full Dumps
! @node FullDumps, Extracting Options, IncDumps, Top
  Full dumps should only be made when no other people or programs are
  modifying files in the filesystem.  If files are modified while
  @code{tar} is making the backup, they may not be stored properly in
--- 661,667 ----
  argument of @samp{-f}.
  
  @chapter Using @code{tar} to Perform Full Dumps
! @node FullDumps, Extraction Options, IncDumps, Top
  Full dumps should only be made when no other people or programs are
  modifying files in the filesystem.  If files are modified while
  @code{tar} is making the backup, they may not be stored properly in
***************
*** 928,934 ****
  
  The @code{size} field is the size of the file in bytes; linked files
  are archived with this field specified as zero.
! @xref{Extracting Options; in particular the @samp{-G} option.@refill
  
  The @code{mtime} field is the modification time of the file at the
  time it was archived.  It is the ASCII representation of the octal
--- 928,934 ----
  
  The @code{size} field is the size of the file in bytes; linked files
  are archived with this field specified as zero.
! @xref{Extraction Options}; in particular the @samp{-G} option.@refill
  
  The @code{mtime} field is the modification time of the file at the
  time it was archived.  It is the ASCII representation of the octal
***************
*** 970,976 ****
  name is specified in the @code{linkname} field with a trailing null.
  
  @item LF_CHR
! @itemx FL_BLK
  These represent character special files and block special files
  respectively.  In this case the @code{devmajor} and @code{devminor}
  fields will contain the major and minor device numbers
--- 970,976 ----
  name is specified in the @code{linkname} field with a trailing null.
  
  @item LF_CHR
! @itemx LF_BLK
  These represent character special files and block special files
  respectively.  In this case the @code{devmajor} and @code{devminor}
  fields will contain the major and minor device numbers

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