Re: use gtar and not tar under solaris

Matthias Kilian wrote:

However, to create an archive, you can use something like

$ pax -wf foo.tar directory

Do you think "gtar --format=posix" would be different from pax? The only question is, if we should create archives using the ustar, posix/pax, or gnu format. ustar seems to be the least common denominator. Does ustar have any disadvantages? Cheers Christian