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Description of problem:
tar (1.23) does not remove files when -r flag used (append to tar file)
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
tar version 1.23 , shipped with RHEl6.1 and RHEL6.2
How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
touch remove_me.txt
tar --remove-files -rvf appendtome.tar remove_me.txt
remove_me.txt
#####the file should be gone now - but is not and can be seen by the ls command.
ls r*
remove_me.txt
tar -tf appendtome.tar
remove_me.txt
##ok when you are creating a tar file tho'
tar --remove-files -cvf appendtome.tar remove_me.txt
remove_me.txt
ls r*
ls: cannot access r*: No such file or directory
Actual results:
On issuing below command :
tar --remove-files -rvf appendtome.tar remove_me.txt
The file remove_me.txt is not removed from the current pwd after adding in tar ball.
Expected results:
tar --remove-files -rvf appendtome.tar remove_me.txt
The file remove_me.txt should be removed from the current pwd after adding in tar ball.
Additional info:
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.
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2012-0849.html