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linuxmemes @lemmy.world LainTrain @lemmy.dbzer0.com 6mo ago

Old XKCD, still relevant

Was trying to extract a totally legit copy of Skate 3 I downloaded today to play on my Steam Deck

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tar --help
- In the true spirit of UNIX, it’s tar -h
  
  F
  
  It's tar --help on my system 💥
  
  GNU switched to long command switches a while ago. Try bsdtar, it's still just -h.
  
  They kept the short ones for the actual extract/compress commands though, for compatibility reasons I presume.
  
  tar -?, -h is dereference or smth.
  
  Nope, tar spec doesn't say anything about a help message. The man spec OTOH requires at least syntax documentation for all standard utilities to be present on the system.
- You just killed us all by putting a space between the dashes
  
  Fuckin autocorrect was the death of us all.
  
  Lmao
  
  Or by using gnu style options on potentially bsd tar

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