"tar" option "--directory" no longer ignored
Previously, the "--directory" option of the "tar" command was ignored when used in combination with the "--remove-files" option. As a consequence, files in the current working directory were removed instead of the files in the directory specified by the "--directory" option. To fix this bug, new functions and an attribute that retrieve, store, and act upon the "--directory" option have been added. As a result, files are now correctly removed from the directory specified by the "--directory" option.
Description of problem:
Tar does not honor --directory option for --remove-files, it tries to remove files in the current working directory instead.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
tar-1.26-29.el7.x86_64
How reproducible:
always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. cd $HOME
2. rm -f tartest.tar
3. mkdir -p indirectdir/test
4. touch indirectdir/test/afile
5. tar --remove-files --append --atime-preserve --directory $HOME/indirectdir --mode 444 --file $HOME/tartest.tar test/afile
6. ls indirectdir/test/afile
Actual results:
ls indirectdir/test/afile
shows the file still exists
Expected results:
ls: indirectdir/test/afile: No such file or directory
Additional info:
tar-1.15.1-32.el5_8 in RHEL 5 and tar-1.23-14.el6.x86_64 in RHEL 6 work as expected
strace in RHEL 6 (similar in RHEL 5) shows:
getcwd("/home/user/indirectdir", 4096) = 26
write(3, "test/afile\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0"..., 10240) = 10240
clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, {1458573540, 334576437}) = 0
clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, {1458573540, 334595612}) = 0
close(3) = 0
unlink("/home/user/indirectdir/test/afile") = 0
close(1) = 0
close(2) = 0
exit_group(0) = ?
+++ exited with 0 +++
strace in RHEL 7:
getcwd("/home/user", 4096) = 14
write(3, "test/afile\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0"..., 10240) = 10240
close(3) = 0
unlinkat(4, "/home/user/test/afile", 0) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
close(1) = 0
close(2) = 0
exit_group(0) = ?
+++ exited with 0 +++
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.
For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.
If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2017:2012
Description of problem: Tar does not honor --directory option for --remove-files, it tries to remove files in the current working directory instead. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): tar-1.26-29.el7.x86_64 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. cd $HOME 2. rm -f tartest.tar 3. mkdir -p indirectdir/test 4. touch indirectdir/test/afile 5. tar --remove-files --append --atime-preserve --directory $HOME/indirectdir --mode 444 --file $HOME/tartest.tar test/afile 6. ls indirectdir/test/afile Actual results: ls indirectdir/test/afile shows the file still exists Expected results: ls: indirectdir/test/afile: No such file or directory Additional info: tar-1.15.1-32.el5_8 in RHEL 5 and tar-1.23-14.el6.x86_64 in RHEL 6 work as expected strace in RHEL 6 (similar in RHEL 5) shows: getcwd("/home/user/indirectdir", 4096) = 26 write(3, "test/afile\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0"..., 10240) = 10240 clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, {1458573540, 334576437}) = 0 clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, {1458573540, 334595612}) = 0 close(3) = 0 unlink("/home/user/indirectdir/test/afile") = 0 close(1) = 0 close(2) = 0 exit_group(0) = ? +++ exited with 0 +++ strace in RHEL 7: getcwd("/home/user", 4096) = 14 write(3, "test/afile\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0"..., 10240) = 10240 close(3) = 0 unlinkat(4, "/home/user/test/afile", 0) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) close(1) = 0 close(2) = 0 exit_group(0) = ? +++ exited with 0 +++