tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718818273328171887.post2274439852871183784..comments2023-03-22T10:51:48.025+00:00Comments on ohforfuckssake: Command Line Compressionsmoo bandithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15724333504028596665noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718818273328171887.post-42347770620801272622011-06-29T19:51:52.742+01:002011-06-29T19:51:52.742+01:00Jarek, you are probably right, and it doesn't ...Jarek, you are probably right, and it doesn't need the [j] or [z] flag to tell tar what kind of archive you are feeding it. On the other hand, with Linux once I have gone through the blood sweat and tears necessary to find a sodding command that actually works, I ain't messing with it.smoo bandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15724333504028596665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718818273328171887.post-11146926511698628452011-06-22T20:28:57.250+01:002011-06-22T20:28:57.250+01:00I don't know if un-tar ing compressed file rea...I don't know if un-tar ing compressed file really requires some additional flags - i am using tar xf on everything tar -compatibile, compressed or not, and it works. Perhaps this is some new tar improvement (article is a bit old) or was it always like that, but now it work without much problem.Jarekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14390041691275899918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718818273328171887.post-43626368276199348152010-03-23T19:24:58.455+00:002010-03-23T19:24:58.455+00:00mate, you must be the first real person I've r...mate, you must be the first real person I've read posting about Linux. This blog should be required reading for everyone in development, especially the bastards who wrote the mime-type handling xcomp crap. While I'm at it, here's a shout out to the geniuses who thought visudo was a sensible way to manage that little gem - you're numpties.Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559260533065521971noreply@blogger.com