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From: mo@seismo.UUCP (Mike O'Dell)
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Subject: Re: WANTED:SYS V tar to read Berkeley tar
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Date: Fri, 3-Aug-84 07:45:38 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug  3 07:45:38 1984
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> I have a tape from a Berkeley system (4.2) written in tar format.
> I would like to read it into a System V Unix.
> Of course tar has been "fixed" so the two tars are incompatable.
> So,
> Does anyone have a tar program written for System V Unix which
> can read berkeley tar tapes?
> 
> Please send me mail if you do. I could use it!
> 
> (UNIX is a TM of Bell Laboratories as we all know).
> 
> Thank you!

One of the "fixes" which was required, and makes this a bit dicy
is something called "symbolic links".  I seem to remember that
this facility is broken in System V, so I am at a loss
to understand how one can extract an arbitrary tar tape  on System V.

Oh, I know!
Maybe if you wait 'till the next release.

	(tounge firmly in cheek)
	-Mike

"186,000 miles per second - Not just a good idea, it's the LAW!"