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"Between star-1.4 and star-1.5, there have been more changes than in the
whole life of star until star-1.4."
For cross-platform consistency's sake, put configuration files under
${SYSCONFDIR}/default/.
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star is the fastest known implementation of a tar archiver.
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Its main advantages over other tar implementations are:
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* fifo
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* remote tape support
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* accurate sparse files
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* pattern matcher
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* sophisticated diff
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* no namelen limitation
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* deals with all 3 times
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* does not clobber files
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* automatic byte swap
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* automatic format detect
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* automatic compression detect
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* fully ansi compatible
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* support for ACLs and file flags
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* support for all inode metadata
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* sophisticated error control
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* ed(1)-like filename substitution
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* a fast built in -copy mode
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* integrated find(1) code
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Available flavors:
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static - link statically
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