| Subject: | ptar should allow '-' as an archive_file name (patch included) |
Using '-' as a filename is very handy for using tar in pipes.
contrived example: cat archive.tar | tar -xvf -
This patch achieves that:
$ diff ptar ptar.new
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> if ($file eq '-') {
> use IO::Handle;
> $file = IO::Handle->new();
> $file->fdopen(fileno(STDOUT),"w");
> }
>
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Show quoted text> if ($file eq '-') {
> use IO::Handle;
> $file = IO::Handle->new();
> $file->fdopen(fileno(STDIN),"r");
> }
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