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From: nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: FreeBSD 1.1.5R missing man page for tar?
Date: 7 Jul 1994 14:30:25 GMT
Organization: Montana State University, Bozeman  Montana
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In article <2vg1f3$pk0@mercury.mcs.com>,
John A. LaCour III <jal@MCS.COM> wrote:
>I've installed FreeBSD 1.1.5R and there didn't seem to be a man page for
>tar included.  Just wondering if its me or it was lost on accident.

Gnu tar has no man-page, and although a couple attempts have been made
at one, no-one has written a good enough version to distribute yet.
We're always willing for someone to give it a shot though...


Nate
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