[PLUG] Tarball installation

[Russell Senior]

>>>>> "Jeme" == Jeme A Brelin <jeme at brelin.net> writes:

Jeme> On Tue, 16 Jul 2002, AthlonRob wrote:
>> tar -xvf xxx.tar.tar

Jeme> The - is deprecated.

Not true.  Refer to tar info pages, "The Three Option Styles":

  There are three styles for writing operations and options to the
  command line invoking `tar'.  The different styles were developed at
  different times during the history of `tar'.  These styles will be
  presented below, from the most recent to the oldest.

  [...] 

  * Mnemonic Options [--foo style]
  * Short Options [-f style]
  * Old Options ["Like short options, old options are single letters.
                  However, old options must be written together as a
                  single clumped set, without spaces separating them
                  or dashes preceding them"]
  [...] 

So, "deprecated" is the wrong word.  "Unnecessary" is applicable if
"old option" rules are followed.

Option styles can be mixed, but "old option" style can only occur at
the beginning.

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